dozenful

English

Etymology

From dozen +‎ -ful.

Noun

dozenful (plural dozenfuls)

(rare) Synonym of dozen.
- 1934–1935, “Conflict?”, in [Paul Radin Papers: Jon Lee - China No. 1], →OCLC, page 2:
  On their hands there were golden bracelets by the dozenfuls.
- 1939 December 6, “Make It a Gift from Quackenbush’s, Your Christmas Store”, in The Morning Call, volume CXV, number 136, Paterson, N.J., →OCLC, page 15:
  A Dozenful of Gifts in One! Men’s ^$3.95 Fitted LEATHER CASES
- 1940 February 7, “Quackenbush’s brings you an extra special purchase!”, in The Morning Call, volume CXVI, number 33, Paterson, N.J., →OCLC, page 5:
  And think of choosing from a dozenful of brand new, early-Spring styles, one lovelier than the other, in monotone florals, dots, floral dots.
- 1968, Liwayway, Manila, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2:
  A DOZENFUL OF WONDERFUL THINGS THAT CITROBELLE DOES TO YOUR COMPLEXION: […]
- 1983 June 26, Diane Lund, “Cookie shop not half-baked idea”, in The Sunday Oregonian, volume 102, number 30, Portland, Ore., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 2M, column 1:
  Chocolate chip, raisin spice, oatmeal, peanut butter and “big softy” cookies are sold by the dozenful in plastic bags to young and old alike who come knocking at her door.
- 1990, Karen King-Aribisala, “Untailored Time”, in Our Wife & Other Stories, Lagos: Malthouse Press Limited, →ISBN, page 154:
  They each held their sway over a dozenful harems of white chickens.
- 2002, Shirley Ida Williams, Gdi-nweninaa: Our Sound, Our Voice, Peterborough, Ont.: Neganigwane Company, →ISBN, page 86:
  ngodwe’aangizwin (ngod/we’/aan/giz/win) One dozenful(an.)