[f. BEAK sb.1 + -FUL.] As much as can be held in a bird’s beak.
1794. Wolcott (P. Pindar), Rowl. for Oliver, Wks. II. 365. Got a good handsome beakfull by good pulling.
1884. in Harper’s Mag., May, 927/1. With a beakful of … grass.
[f. BEAK sb.1 + -FUL.] As much as can be held in a bird’s beak.
1794. Wolcott (P. Pindar), Rowl. for Oliver, Wks. II. 365. Got a good handsome beakfull by good pulling.
1884. in Harper’s Mag., May, 927/1. With a beakful of … grass.
