"fenceful" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more fenceful [comparative], most fenceful [superlative]
Etymology: From fence + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fence|ful|pos=adjective}} fence + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} fenceful (comparative more fenceful, superlative most fenceful)
  1. (obsolete) Affording defense; defensive. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-fenceful-en-adj-YeDrB7e5 Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: fencefuls [plural]
Etymology: From fence + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fence|ful|pos=noun}} fence + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} fenceful (plural fencefuls)
  1. As many as make up or line a fence.
    Sense id: en-fenceful-en-noun-hOVPRxEq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1914, Henry George Bohn, The Epigrams of Martial: Translated Into English Prose.:",
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