"fieldful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fieldfuls [plural], fieldsful [plural]
Etymology: From field + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|field|ful|pos=noun}} field + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|fieldsful}} fieldful (plural fieldfuls or fieldsful)
  1. A quantity that fills a field.

Inflected forms

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