Meaning of wigful | Babel Free

Definitions

1. As much as will fit in or on a wig.
2. An amount done by people who wear wigs.

Examples

“When I became strong enough to be again able to rim about, I was once more sent to a day-school, and all that I remember⟳ about the matter⟳ was, that every day, about eleven o'clock, I was told to run⟳ home and get⟳ a wigful of potatoes from Brandon's, the venerable pedagogue coolly taking off his wig, and exchanging it for a red night cap, until my return⟳ with the provender.”

““Man sold me them books told me these two was written by a black man," Papa said, opening my book and pointing to a picture of a man in a long, fancy coat and a wigful of curly hair that fell to his shoulders.”

“We know⟳, full well indeed, from the very nature of some of our pleas, as surely as ever a "leader" in Court of Queen's Bench, Exchequer or Chancery can tell⟳ that he will have⟳ gowned brothers down upon him with whole wigsful of battery, prepared to resist⟳ him from all the Malakoffs and Mamelons in the Kingdom of laws, before he has well laid down a parallel, that we shall not have⟳ all the Court with us”

“I can't remember⟳ that this learned Beak excluded Her Majesty's, the Royal Yacht Squadron's or any one else's ships, but I do know⟳ that we belted in and came away with positively wigfuls of apologies.”

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