"ovenful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ovenfuls [plural], ovensful [plural]
Etymology: oven + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|oven|ful|pos=noun}} oven + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|ovensful}} ovenful (plural ovenfuls or ovensful)
  1. As much as an oven will hold.
    Sense id: en-ovenful-en-noun-JAvnUhHR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Cesar Delmarre baked ten ovenfuls a day, maintaining an athletic cadence, but kept a surprisingly small stock, because he had nowhere to put it, his landlady refusing to rent him a room on the second floor next to where she slept for fear that his activities would disturb her peace.",
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