"shoeboxful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: shoeboxfuls [plural], shoeboxesful [plural]
Etymology: shoebox + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shoebox|ful|pos=noun}} shoebox + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|shoeboxesful}} shoeboxful (plural shoeboxfuls or shoeboxesful)
  1. The amount that can be contained in a shoebox.
    Sense id: en-shoeboxful-en-noun-HvjsRmy4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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