"hedgeful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hedgefuls [plural], hedgesful [plural]
Etymology: From hedge + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hedge|ful|pos=noun}} hedge + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|hedgesful}} hedgeful (plural hedgefuls or hedgesful)
  1. An amount held in a hedge.

Inflected forms

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