"launchful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: launchfuls [plural]
Etymology: launch + -ful Etymology templates: {{suf|en|launch|ful|pos=noun}} launch + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} launchful (plural launchfuls)
  1. Enough to fill a launch (type of boat).
    Sense id: en-launchful-en-noun-ceGt61CA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1909, William Henry Koebel, Madeira: Old and New, page 168",
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