Meaning of toeful | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The amount that can be kicked or grasped with one's toe.
2. The amount that fills a toe (of a sock, boot, etc.)
3. A quantity that covers a toe.

Examples

“Ahhh, he kicked a toeful of stones from the base of the ruined fountain onto the grass.”

“Hare dropped the cigarette and covered it with a toeful of sand, then quite casually he began to stroll toward the man, thinking with bitterness and resentment of this new world in which men like Pickett were numbered among those called friends.”

“"Grandpa, this is Elpidio's mare, right?" I asked, kicking a toeful of dirt in the mare's direction.”

“One of his favorite forms of amusement was to fly around the house about a foot below the ceiling and strafe small children, dragging his feet through our hair, flying back to Germany or wherever he lived with toesful of our hair as souvenirs.”

“Woe betide him if he drinks with the toe pointed upward, for as the boot is tilted, a pocket forms at the axis of the ankle and the entire toeful of beer suddenly breaks through the pocket, gushing into the face of the unsuspecting imbiber!”

“That Christmas remembrance was a real treat, it was yours, like. the handful of mixed nuts in their shells you might find in the toe of your Christmas stocking at home with the familiar bulge of an orange often seen before the toeful of nuts.”

“Still, she couldn't help fantasizing, as she lifted a toeful of bubbles out of the tub and watched the glistening foam cascade down her leg, what would happen if she were to rise up out of the water and, wrapped only in a towel, walk into the parlor to find Wes.”

“A surfers water composition is logged,then he gets a toeful of the nippy sea and cries like a 6-month-old baby”

“She got toefuls of splinters for her efforts, but it was far better than listening to the ceaseless wail and moan of the undead.”

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