styful

English

Etymology

From sty +‎ -ful.

Noun

styful (plural styfuls or stiesful)

1. Enough to fill a sty.

   a styful of pigs

   • 1875 December 31, “Pork-Packing”, in The Chicago Daily Tribune, volume 29, number 127, Chicago, Ill., page 5, column 7:

     Not So Many Styfuls Stifled, but More Specific Gravity Per Hog.

   • 1985, Russell Ash, “Pictures of Piggies: Pigs in the Arts”, in The Pig Book, New York, N.Y.: Arbor House, published 1986, →ISBN, page 77, column 3:

     In countries where pigs were revered, models of them were frequently buried in tombs: archaeologists have unearthed magnificent ancient Chinese grave objects, including whole stiesful of model pigs, especially from the Han period (roughly 200 years either side of the birth of Christ).

   • 1994 March 10, Mike Gleeson, “DYLAN BAD POETRY CONTEST”, in alt.tv.bh90210‎^[1] (Usenet), archived from the original on 2024-11-26:

     flowers / spring sunny day / light dancing on water / exploding parental cadillacs / love styfuls

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