"flockful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flockfuls [plural]
Etymology: From flock + -ful. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flock|-ful|pos=noun}} flock + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} flockful (plural flockfuls)
  1. The amount that constitutes a flock (of birds, people etc.).
    Sense id: en-flockful-en-noun-KMd-hLrD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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