"courtyardful" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From courtyard + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|courtyard|ful|pos=noun}} courtyard + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} courtyardful (plural not attested)
  1. Enough to fill a courtyard. Tags: no-plural Related terms: courtful, yardful
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          "text": "“Half an acre of blossoming wu-t‘ung trees quietly locks up (so) a courtyardful of sad rain”",
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          "text": "A courtyardful of bitter rain has sent autumn home; only the poetic impulse has no place to land, disappearing into white clouds and red trees.",
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