"lockful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lockfuls [plural], locksful [plural]
Etymology: From lock + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lock|ful|pos=noun}} lock + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|locksful}} lockful (plural lockfuls or locksful)
  1. Enough water to fill a canal lock.
    Sense id: en-lockful-en-noun-~eRarXtr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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