Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pouchful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pouch-ful
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a pouch can hold.

Example Sentences

"A pouchful of fluid will be found inside the scrotum."
"Now, in collecting the samples of Experiments C2, C4, C5, and C8 reported in Table IV, such a preliminary “washing out” of the pouch was not practiced as a routine procedure, although it happened several times as a result of the accidental loss of a pouchful of juice due to the pressure of the secretion being great enough to force the sphincter."
"Trees as if the virgins of heaven lent them their forms, dressed them in their robes, and draped them in their jewels. Their blossoms exhaled pouchesful of musk, and the birds vied with one another in their strange speech."

Etymology

From pouch + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: pouch

Inflected Forms

pouchfuls (plural) pouchesful (plural)

Questions

What does pouchful mean?: As much as a pouch can hold.
Where does pouchful come from?: From pouch + -ful.

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