"dozenful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dozenfuls [plural]
Etymology: From dozen + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dozen|ful|pos=noun}} dozen + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} dozenful (plural dozenfuls)
  1. (rare) Synonym of dozen. Tags: rare Synonyms: dozen [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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