brakeful

English

Etymology

brake +‎ -ful

Noun

brakeful (plural brakefuls)

  1. Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).
    Synonym: brakeload
    • 1913, Lady Lawrence, Tess Harcourt, page 239:
      Once she had been like some spirited young horse, dragging a brakeful of people to happiness. But of late she had felt their weight.
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