plateful

Etymology

From plate + -ful.

plateful means the quantity contained on a plate. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

The quantity contained on a plate.“Witness to this is the appointment by the Minister of Transport of an Under-Secretary who will concentrate on Channel Tunnel affairs—and Mr O. F. Gingell is evidently expected to have a plateful of work for some long time to come.”