brakeful

English

Etymology

From brake +‎ -ful.

Noun

brakeful (plural brakefuls)

1. Enough to fill a brake (type of carriage).

   Synonym: brakeload

   • 1913, Lady Lawrence, Tess Harcourt, page 239:

     Once she had been like some spirited young horse, dragging a brakeful of people to happiness. But of late she had felt their weight.