"hornful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hornfuls [plural], hornsful [plural]
Etymology: From horn + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|horn|ful|pos=noun}} horn + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|hornsful}} hornful (plural hornfuls or hornsful)
  1. (said of a drinking-cup or powder flask) The amount that a horn holds.
    Sense id: en-hornful-en-noun-dNnWa1QP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hornful meaning in English (1.3kB)

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