"buttful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: buttfuls [plural]
Etymology: butt + -ful Etymology templates: {{suf|en|butt|ful|pos=noun}} butt + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} buttful (plural buttfuls)
  1. Enough to fill a butt (cask).
    Sense id: en-buttful-en-noun-6dgJLfFo
  2. (Canada, US, slang) Enough to fill a person's buttocks. Tags: Canada, US, slang
    Sense id: en-buttful-en-noun-IdF3hEEp Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 14 86

Inflected forms

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