Meaning of jailful | Babel Free

Definitions

Enough to fill a jail.

Examples

“The news of his approach⟳ struck terror into the hearts of the negroes, who immediately stopped preparing to massacre the whites, and in a few hours the only traces that could be found of the insurrection were several jailfuls of “ringleaders” arrested on suspicion, and swampfuls of followers who had run⟳ away to escape⟳ the vengeance of the whites.”

“On the contrary, I served the civil government as loyally as I knew how, and broke down in health from working overtime, trying to properly dispose of overcrowded jailsful before people awaiting trial died.”

“You wouldn’t want⟳ a whole jailful of good Americans framed.”

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