英和和英

名詞

ankleful (複数形 anklefuls または anklesful)

1. A quantity that covers or fills an ankle.
   • 2000, PetSpeak: Share Your Pet's Secret Language!:

     But you do want to redirect the energy so that you don't wind up catching an ankleful of claws, says Margaret Thompson, D.V.M., a veterinarian in Colleyville, Texas.

   • 2001, Indiana Review - Volume 23, page 103:

     They snow the shop floor blind, anklefuls, silencing footfall, corkscrewing in blocks of sun — how light and illiterate with glee they settle.

   • 2016, Tom DeMichael, Baseball FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Pastime:

     That's a sure blueprint for: A— tripping the base runner and, B—inviting a painful ankleful of spikes and/or broken bones.