"branchful" meaning in English

See branchful in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: branchfuls [plural]
Etymology: From branch + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|branch|ful|pos=noun}} branch + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} branchful (plural branchfuls)
  1. As much as a branch can hold.

Inflected forms

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