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Sockful vs Sackful - What's the difference?

sockful | sackful |

As nouns the difference between sockful and sackful

is that sockful is as much as a sock will hold while sackful is the amount a sack would contain.

As an adjective sackful is

intent on plunder.

sockful

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • As much as a sock will hold.
    • Mistrusting banks, the eccentric old man kept a sockful of silver coins under his mattress.

    sackful

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • the amount a sack would contain
  • :A sackful of sand won't help the soil here much, but a dump truck full would.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Intent on plunder.
    • (Chapman)
    (Webster 1913)