trunkful

Meanings

• Noun

  A large container or load, typically one that can be lifted and carried by a few people.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trunkful
hymns , crimes , chimes

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Variants

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bole , trunk , trunkful , trunkfuls , trunks , trunksful

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'full trunk of a tree'. The word 'trunk' is derived from Old English 'truncan' meaning 'to turn, twist' and 'trunk' meaning 'a large tree trunk'. The sense of a trunkful as a large container may have arisen from the image of a tree trunk being full of logs.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'trunkful' first appeared in print in the late 16th century.

2. In some parts of England, a trunkful of coal was a standard measurement for fuel.

3. The largest trunkful ever recorded was by the explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, who carried a trunkful of supplies on his famous climb of Mount Everest in 1953.

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Related Concepts

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1. Container: Trunkful is a type of container that can hold a large amount of items.

2. Load: Trunkful refers to a large load that can be carried by a few people.

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Culture

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Trunkful has been used in literature, particularly in the context of seafaring and adventure stories. For example, in Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island', the pirates fill a trunkful with treasure.

How to Memorize "trunkful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a large container or load that can be carried by a few people.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'trunkful' with the image of a large container or load.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'trunkful' starts with the letter 't' and has the root word 'trunk'.

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