"sackful" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more sackful [comparative], most sackful [superlative]
Etymology: sack (verb) + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sack|ful|pos=adjective|pos1=v}} sack (verb) + -ful Head templates: {{en-adj}} sackful (comparative more sackful, superlative most sackful)
  1. (obsolete) Intent on plunder. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-sackful-en-adj-HGmEWScw Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 39 19 43 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 31 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: sackfuls [plural], sacksful [plural]
Etymology: sack (“bag”) + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sack|ful|gloss1=bag|pos=noun}} sack (“bag”) + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sacksful}} sackful (plural sackfuls or sacksful)
  1. The amount a sack will contain. Translations (the amount a sack would contain): sacada [feminine] (Catalan), pussillinen (Finnish), repullinen (Finnish), säkillinen (Finnish), zsáknyi (Hungarian), lán mála [masculine] (Irish), lán saic [masculine] (Irish), sacco [masculine] (Italian), saccata [feminine] (Italian), satchie [Guernsey, Jersey, feminine] (Norman), pouquelée [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), poutchie [Jersey, feminine] (Norman), Sakvoll [masculine] (Plautdietsch), cydaid [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-sackful-en-noun-NP6RqDsU Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 39 19 43 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'the amount a sack would contain': 79 21
  2. (figuratively) A large number or amount (of something). Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-sackful-en-noun-Fy7DIjIw Categories (other): English adjectives suffixed with -ful, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English adjectives suffixed with -ful: 39 19 43 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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