"arkful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arkfuls [plural]
Etymology: ark + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ark|ful|pos=noun}} ark + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} arkful (plural arkfuls)
  1. (usually of animals) Enough to fill an ark Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-arkful-en-noun-P~Yw6e0N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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