"meterful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: meterfuls [plural]
Etymology: meter + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|meter|ful|pos=noun}} meter + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} meterful (plural meterfuls)
  1. (rare) enough to fill a meter. Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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          "text": "If well constructed the latter class are most certain as to accurate measurement, but the former possess the advantage of allowing an uninterrupted current of water to pass through, which of course the latter cannot do, as the inlet and outlet valves must alternately be opened and closed to allow each meterful to be discharged and the registering vessel to be refilled.",
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