"floorful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: floorfuls [plural], floorsful [plural]
Etymology: From floor + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|floor|ful|pos=noun}} floor + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|floorsful}} floorful (plural floorfuls or floorsful)
  1. A quantity that fills or covers a floor.

Inflected forms

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