"drainful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: drainfuls [plural], drainsful [plural]
Etymology: From drain + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drain|ful|pos=noun}} drain + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|drainsful}} drainful (plural drainfuls or drainsful)
  1. Enough to fill a drain.
    Sense id: en-drainful-en-noun-y7bopszt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1961, The Modern Hospital - Volume 96, page 90:",
          "text": "Stop wasting talent by the drainful.",
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          "ref": "2012, Gabrielle Hamilton, Blood, Bones and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef, page 36:",
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