What does lapful mean?
Definitions for lapful
ˈlæp fʊllap·ful
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Princeton's WordNet
lapfulnoun
the quantity that can be held in the lap
Wiktionary
lapfulnoun
As much as somebody's lap can hold.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lapfulnoun
As much as can be contained in the lap.
Etymology: lap and full.
One found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild goards his lapful, and shred them into the pot of pottage. 2 Kings.
Will four per cent. increase the number of lenders? if it will not, then all the plenty of money these conjurers bestow upon us, is but like the gold and silver which old women believe other conjurers bestow by whole lapfulls on poor credulous girls. John Locke.
ChatGPT
lapful
A lapful is the quantity or the amount of something that can be held or carried on a person's lap.
Webster Dictionary
Lapfulnoun
as much as the lap can contain
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lapful in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lapful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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