"tombful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tombfuls [plural], tombsful [plural]
Etymology: From tomb + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tomb|ful|pos=noun}} tomb + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|tombsful}} tombful (plural tombfuls or tombsful)
  1. Enough to fill a tomb.
    Sense id: en-tombful-en-noun-q1ZBnD26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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