Where does “houseful” come from?
Houseful comes from Middle English housful, a compound of hous and ful meaning "a house and a full quantity," denoting an amount that fills a house.
houseful (English): as many as a house will hold
Definitions
- as many as a house will hold
Ancestry of “houseful”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | housful | — |