hoodful

English

Etymology

hood +‎ -ful

Noun

hoodful (plural hoodfuls)

1. (rare) Enough to fill a hood.
   • 1960, Berry Fleming, The Winter Rider, page 24:

     I cautiously raised the hood, freed a hoodful of smoke-steam, but there was no flame. As the smoke blew away I leaned over the radiator. I didn't expect to see anything that made sense to me; I don't know a distributor from a water pump.