"pitchforkful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pitchforkfuls [plural], pitchforksful [plural]
Etymology: From Pitchfork + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pitchfork|ful|alt1=Pitchfork|pos=noun}} Pitchfork + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|pitchforksful}} pitchforkful (plural pitchforkfuls or pitchforksful)
  1. the amount that a pitchfork holds

Inflected forms

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