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The quantity that can be held in the lap
Answer for the clue "The quantity that can be held in the lap ", 6 letters:
lapful
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Word definitions for lapful in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lapful \Lap"ful\, n.; pl. Lapfuls . As much as the lap can contain.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1610s, from lap (n.) + -ful .
Usage examples of lapful.
When he finally closed the book, he saw he had a lapful of little white flowers.
Orgoch, her black hood shrouding her features, sat on a rickety stool, trying without great success to tease cockleburs from a lapful of wool shearings.