"handbagful" meaning in All languages combined

See handbagful on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: handbagsful [plural]
Etymology: From handbag + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|handbag|ful|pos=noun}} handbag + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|handbagsful}} handbagful (plural handbagsful)
  1. As much as a handbag will hold.

Inflected forms

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