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carful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
car-ful
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English carful (“cartful”), equivalent to car + -ful. Shift in meaning follows that of "cart" to modern senses of car. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Koareful (“a cartful”), West Frisian karfol (“a cartful”), German Karrevoll (“a cartful”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

carfuls (plural) carsful (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

carload busful planeful trailerful truckful vanful wagonful

Questions

What does carful mean?
As much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)
Where does carful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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