"bootful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bootfuls [plural], bootsful [plural]
Etymology: From boot + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|boot|ful|pos=noun}} boot + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|bootsful}} bootful (plural bootfuls or bootsful)
  1. As much as a boot will hold. Translations (as much as a boot will hold): saappaallinen (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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