"campful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: campfuls [plural], campsful [plural]
Etymology: camp + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|camp|ful|pos=noun}} camp + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|campsful}} campful (plural campfuls or campsful)
  1. A quantity that fills a camp.
    Sense id: en-campful-en-noun-A0otW1HI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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