"dustpanful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dustpanfuls [plural], dustpansful [plural]
Etymology: From dustpan + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dustpan|ful|pos=noun}} dustpan + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|dustpansful}} dustpanful (plural dustpanfuls or dustpansful)
  1. Enough to fill a dustpan.
    Sense id: en-dustpanful-en-noun-~Gj5DDOU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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