knifeful means the amount that can be carried on a knife.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, knifeful ranks #1,105 of 21,821 for Qualifying.
Etymology
From knife + -ful.
noun
- The amount that can be carried on a knife.“"I don't wanter hyar uv nary one uv my gals bein' seen on airy street uv thisyer town, a-havin' no flirty flatter talk with thet wild Culberton younun!" was the popular edict that lazy, oafish fathers shot across dinner tables—as they packed down knivesful of baked chicken dressing, and “sooed" saucers of coffee through long mustaches, like muddy water seeping through broom grass!”