"sleeveful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sleevefuls [plural], sleevesful [plural]
Etymology: sleeve + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleeve|ful|pos=noun}} sleeve + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|sleevesful}} sleeveful (plural sleevefuls or sleevesful)
  1. Enough to fill a sleeve.
    Sense id: en-sleeveful-en-noun-eDPGKr8H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sleeveful meaning in English (2.1kB)

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          "ref": "2002 January 1, Vicki Woods, “The Chancellor’s baby has already cost me a tenner”, in The Daily Telegraph, number 45,582, page 20",
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