"boardful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: boardfuls [plural], boardsful [plural]
Etymology: board + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|board|ful|pos=noun}} board + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|boardsful}} boardful (plural boardfuls or boardsful)
  1. An amount that fills a board.
    Sense id: en-boardful-en-noun-TV6QdIj7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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