From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpocketfulpock‧et‧ful /ˈpɒkətfʊl $ ˈpɑː-/ noun [countable] AMOUNTthe amount that can fit in a pocketpocketful of a pocketful of coins
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pocketful• It was a time when the builder carried a Filofax and the client a pocketful of nails.• Eventually Balvinder handed over a pocketful of change and the healer gave him a small pot of white powder.• The wrong policy could cost you more than a pocketful of dreams.• Willie Greene, his 4-year-old grandson, came to visit the ranch with a pocketful of marbles.pocketful of• a pocketful of quarters 