"quiverful" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: quiverfuls [plural], quiversful [plural]
Etymology: From quiver + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quiver|ful|pos=noun}} quiver + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|quiversful}} quiverful (plural quiverfuls or quiversful)
  1. The amount held by a quiver
    Sense id: en-quiverful-en-noun-ykYVUgiF Categories (other): 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: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. A large amount.
    Sense id: en-quiverful-en-noun-bHaDYSA0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Quiverfull

Inflected forms

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