"barful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: bar + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bar|ful|nocat=1}} bar + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} barful (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) Full of obstructions. Tags: archaic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-barful-en-adj-sR5aJdZD Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 72 28 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 74 26

Noun

Forms: barfuls [plural], barsful [plural]
Etymology: bar + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bar|ful|nocat=1}} bar + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|barsful}} barful (plural barfuls or barsful)
  1. Enough to fill a bar (drinking establishment). Synonyms: barload
    Sense id: en-barful-en-noun-Z2tZOw9x

Inflected forms

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