Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trolleyful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: trol-ley-ful
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a trolley will hold.

Example Sentences

"Children row around in rubber dinghies, self-importantly pointing out hero daddies; trolleysful of tinned curry sauce and six-packs of beer are transferred down hatches with a blithe disregard for deadweight."
"Watch the great trolleysful of cat and dog food, cat litter, bird seed and hamster bedding wheeled through the check-outs each weekend if you doubt our animal-mania."
"Ringleader, Sheila Laking (46), who allowed the women to take “trolleysful” of groceries through her checkout at discount prices was jailed."

Etymology

From trolley + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: trolley

Inflected Forms

trolleyfuls (plural) trolleysful (plural)

Questions

What does trolleyful mean?: As much as a trolley will hold.
Where does trolleyful come from?: From trolley + -ful.

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