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As many or as much as a hat will hold
Answer for the clue "As many or as much as a hat will hold ", 6 letters:
hatful
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: batch , deal , flock , good deal , great deal , heap , lot ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The amount that will fit into a hat 2 (context soccer UK English) A large number (usually talking about goalscoring chances)
Usage examples of hatful.
So a quarter mile out, as the range began to rise at a steeper angle, Longarm led the pony off to the other side of the trail, tethered it to lower but lessferocious greasewood, and gave it a hatful of canteen water before he put the wet Stetson back on his head and started legging it the rest of the way, saddle gun at port arms.
But get them out in the field in a combat exercise, or anything that gets them keyed up and full of adrenaline, and they're as explosive as a hatful of mercury fulminate.