"rowboatful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rowboatfuls [plural], rowboatsful [plural]
Etymology: rowboat + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rowboat|ful|pos=noun}} rowboat + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|rowboatsful}} rowboatful (plural rowboatfuls or rowboatsful)
  1. Enough to fill a rowboat.
    Sense id: en-rowboatful-en-noun-uBjRo4u2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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