The amount of something that a hat can hold or contain.
Formed from 'hat' (Old English 'hæt') combined with the suffix '-ful' (meaning the quantity that fills). This word emerged in English to provide a practical measurement for the contents of a hat.
Before modern measuring cups, people used whatever containers they had on hand—a handful, a cupful, or a hatful. Interestingly, a hatful is still used colloquially in some regions to mean 'a whole bunch of something,' like 'he earned a hatful of money.'
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