shellful

English

Etymology

From shell +‎ -ful.

Noun

shellful (plural shellfuls or shellsful)

  1. Enough to fill a shell.
    • 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 532:
      "Coomara! And a mighty dacint sort of a name it is, too," cried Jack, taking another shellful: "here's, then, to your good health, Coomara, and may you live these fifty years."
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