Pipeful
/ˈpaɪp.fʊl/noun
The amount that fills a pipe; by extension, as much as can be held in a pipe.
Did you know?Pipeful is a transparent English compound of *pipe* + *-ful*; unlike words such as *nightmare* or *disaster*, its power is in how English turns objects into units of quantity.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
English
pīpe
“A tube or musical pipe.”
Middle English
English
pipe
“A tube, channel, or wind instrument.”
Old English
English
-ful
“Full of; as much as can fill.”
Middle English
English
pipeful
“The amount that fills a pipe.”
Modern English
English
pipeful
“The quantity a pipe can hold.”