"decanterful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: decanterfuls [plural]
Etymology: decanter + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|decanter|ful|pos=noun}} decanter + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} decanterful (plural decanterfuls)
  1. Enough to fill a decanter.
    Sense id: en-decanterful-en-noun-B2kH8ROM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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