footful

noun6

1. •
   An amount that can be picked up by one foot.

   • Why should the owl treat the cuckoo thus? I have not the faintest idea. But she does, and once she clutched a footful of lavender feathers. — 1964
2. •
   A quantity (of something) that covers the foot.

   • I well remember, in school on a winter's day, looking up and observing some boy or girl, with painful grimaces, surreptitiously caressing a footful of empurpled chilblains. — 1973
3. •
   The amount of pressure that can be exerted by pressing with one foot.

   • A fast getaway with a real footful of throttle causes fierce wheelspin and decided judder from the rear axle, ... — 1965
4. •
   (humorous) As much as one can handle, especially of something handled with one's feet.

   • 'Ah've just about had a bellyful of you.' 'An' Ah've had a footful of you, friend.' — 1966
5. •
   A complete set of toes for one foot.

   • Then I lifted out my leg with a fine footful of toes — 1959
6. •
   (humorous) A small number, about five.

   • One of the feetful of marathons that are a study of efficiency, Berlin also boasts supportive crowds and tremendous excitement. — 1998