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- noun Plural form of
quiverful .
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Examples
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No longer are produced the glorious "quiverfuls" of old times!
Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women Arnold Bennett 1899
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All your "quiverfuls" in your gated communities and your megachurches can't erase the sh*t stain you and your lot have left on this country.
Sound Politics: Turning A Blind Eye To Fatherless Black Babies 2006
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The ancient quiverfuls are disappearing, and the tale of children in a family is diminishing.
From the Easy Chair — Volume 01 George William Curtis 1858
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