"noseful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nosefuls [plural]
Etymology: From nose + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|nose|ful|pos=noun}} nose + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} noseful (plural nosefuls)
  1. As much (of a scent etc.) as can be taken into one's nose; a sniff.

Inflected forms

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