"kitchenful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kitchenfuls [plural], kitchensful [plural]
Etymology: From kitchen + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|kitchen|ful|pos=noun}} kitchen + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|kitchensful}} kitchenful (plural kitchenfuls or kitchensful)
  1. As much as a kitchen will hold or produce.

Inflected forms

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