"castleful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: castlefuls [plural], castlesful [plural]
Etymology: From castle + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|castle|ful|pos=noun}} castle + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|castlesful}} castleful (plural castlefuls or castlesful)
  1. Enough to fill a castle.
    Sense id: en-castleful-en-noun-zHEEbRs0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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