jailful

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Enough to fill a jail.
    — The news of his approach struck terror into the hearts of the negroes, who immediately stopped preparing to massacre the whites, and in a few hours the only traces that could be found of the insurrection were several jailfuls of “ringleaders” arrested on suspicion, and swampfuls of followers who had run away to escape the vengeance of the whites.

词形变化

jailfuls plural jailsful plural gaolful alternative

词源

From jail + -ful.
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