cropful

English

Etymology 1

crop +‎ -ful

Adjective

cropful (comparative more cropful, superlative most cropful)

1. Having a full crop (belly); satiated.
   • a. 1645, John Milton, “L’Allegro”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC:

     Through the high wood echoing shrill:
     Basks at the fire his hairy strength ;
     Sometime walking, not unseen,
     And cropful out of doors he slings

Etymology 2

crop +‎ -ful

Noun

cropful (plural cropfuls)

1. Enough to fill the crop of a bird.
   • 2000, Bernard Stonehouse, The Last Continent: Discovering Antarctica, page 105:

     They are waiting for their parents to return from the sea with cropfuls of fish, squid, krill, or whatever else passes for breakfast.

References

• “cropful”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.