sleighful

sleighful

English

Etymology

sleigh +‎ -ful

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪfʊl

Noun

sleighful (plural sleighfuls)

1. As much as a sleigh will hold.
   • 1931, Robert L. May, Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Montgomery Ward (publisher):

     […] Santa (soon driving his sleighful / Of presents and candy dollies and toys / For good little animals, good girls and boys)

   • 2007 January 18, Michelle Slatalla, “Rooting Around Grandma’s Basement in Cyberspace”, in New York Times‎:

     By the end of December I was the delighted recipient of a sleighful of iced sugar cookies, bottles of Champagne and tiny Christmas tree ornaments (the one shaped like a bird was a regift, but still adorable).