"clumpful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clumpfuls [plural]
Etymology: clump + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clump|ful|pos=noun}} clump + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} clumpful (plural clumpfuls)
  1. A quantity that makes up a clump.
    Sense id: en-clumpful-en-noun-w8JddRQm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1968, Les Whitten, Pinion, the golden eagle, page 102",
          "text": "When Pinion or Linnora found a clumpful of suitable spruce twigs, they journeyed back and forth at two- or three-minute intervals.",
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          "ref": "1978, Melanie V. Talag, The Sanchezes of Old Manila: A Historical Novel Set in the 1890's",
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          "ref": "2011, Josie Dew, Slow Coast Home: 5,000 miles around the shores of England and Wales",
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