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pencilful.

The amount that can be held in a pencil (medicinal bougie).

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The amount that can be held in a pencil (medicinal bougie).

    no-plural · obsolete
  2. The amount of paint, water, ink, etc. that can be held on a paintbrush.

    historical · no-plural
  3. The quantity of lead (or graphite) that fills a pencil.

    no-plural
  4. The amount that can be written with a pencil.

    no-plural
Where this word comes from

From pencil + -ful.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.