"parcelful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parcelfuls [plural]
Etymology: From parcel + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|parcel|ful|pos=noun}} parcel + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} parcelful (plural parcelfuls)
  1. Enough to fill a parcel.
    Sense id: en-parcelful-en-noun-j44zboxY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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