Meaning of stickful | Babel Free

Definitions

1. As much type as fills a composing stick.
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2. An amount that is held on one stick.

Examples

“That first morning it took me half an hour to set⟳ my first stickful, a dozen lines.”

“Stickful after stickful is placed on this galley, until it also is full.”

“Football stories may be divided into three general classes: the brief summary story of a stickful or a trifle more; the usual football story of a half column or less; and the long story that may be run⟳ through a column or more, depending upon the importance of the game.”

“I started with old headman and passed a good smoking hot stickful of meat to everyone, about twenty or twenty-five of them altogether in the order⟳ what I guessed their ages was.”

“If you scoop a stickful up and then tap the stick⟳ smartly on the edge of the pot, most of it will fall⟳ off the stick⟳.”

“And Elsie the Elk looked as if she had mange, and the candy floss had gone up to eighty-five pence for a mean⟳ little stickful, and the bus ride⟳ was rotten because the driver wouldn't let⟳ them open⟳ the windows all the way, or sing⟳ at all loudly.”

“Frank stuck a dollop onto the end⟳ of his stick⟳ and pushed it into the gap that surrounded Bob. “Ooooh.”, Bob cried, “That tickles!” Stickful after stickful, Frank went about his work⟳, whistling as he did so.”

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