Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iceboxful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ice-box-ful
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of fridgeful.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"An iceboxful of ideas for super new shapes and scrumptious sauces"
"Once a year he would have a stag session with two or three men friends— a short vacation in which they would simply move into one or another of their homes (generally 630 Runnymede) for two or three days and play golf by day and cards by night, and get through an iceboxful of Pabst."
"Sarah's ma fat-faced cousin Mary with the crinkly brown wig mumbled that her daughter had to cook French toast for lunch on the Sabbath with an iceboxful of things to eat."

Etymology

From icebox + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: icebox

Usage

American usage
Dated

Synonyms

fridgeful

Questions

What does iceboxful mean?: Synonym of fridgeful.
Where does iceboxful come from?: From icebox + -ful.

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