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English
Etymology
From net + -ful.
Noun
netful (plural netfuls or netsful)
- As much as a net will hold.
- a netful of fish
1889, Robert Fenn, “International Potato”, in Robert Hogg, editor, The Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener, and Home Farmer. , volume XVIII:It may be asked, What is a poor man's pot? Bacon, haply a pudding, or "dow-boy," a net of greens, or what not, and a netful of Potatoes.
1973 July, “Breakthrough!”, in agricultural situation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 7:Less than 15 years ago a bizarre contraption edged its way alongside a cherry-laden tree in Michigan. An iron hand reached out and shook the tree violently. The cherries fell into a net beneath; result: a netful of bruised cherries.
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