Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun As much as a trunk will hold.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun As much as a
trunk will hold
Etymologies
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Examples
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(Elephants have a no-go line of a few feet around them; cross it and you'll hear a noisy trunkful or be charged.)
Judith Orloff MD: How to Cope with Personal Space Intruders (VIDEO) Judith Orloff MD 2010
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(Elephants have a no-go line of a few feet around them; cross it and you'll hear a noisy trunkful or be charged.)
Judith Orloff MD: How to Cope with Personal Space Intruders (VIDEO) Judith Orloff MD 2010
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I had brought a trunkful to the laundry, but found myself unable to read them.
THE BRAIN MERCHANT 2010
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I had brought a trunkful to the laundry, but found myself unable to read them.
Chapter 24 2010
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Moving her most important luggage; her trunkful of memories.
Just when I thought our experiences were unique.... - SpouseBUZZ 2009
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Except for Kitten's piano, the stage is bare, and it's all played with lights, well-chosen music and a trunkful of over-the-top accessories — outrageous wigs, striped stockings, jeweled garter belts, platform stilettos.
Burlesque Is Back in Paris Judy Fayard 2010
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And of course there was that trunkful of cassettes she had been in such a hurry to torch.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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She – eyeglasses, haircomb, designer jacket and trunkful of gosh-darns, golly-gees and gol-dangs – will be on “SNL” Saturday night, Oct. 25.
Sarah Palin to Make October 18 SNL Appearance; Tina Fey Likely to Return 2008
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You have a trunkful of books and your attitude after one of these performances is that you see why a reading public is necessary.
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And of course there was that trunkful of cassettes she had been in such a hurry to torch.
THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010
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