"gulpful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gulpfuls [plural], gulpsful [plural]
Etymology: From gulp + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gulp|ful|pos=noun}} gulp + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|gulpsful}} gulpful (plural gulpfuls or gulpsful)
  1. The amount swallowed in a single gulp.
    Sense id: en-gulpful-en-noun-mbU8cMij Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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