"toothbrushful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: toothbrushfuls [plural]
Etymology: From toothbrush + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|toothbrush|ful|pos=noun}} toothbrush + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} toothbrushful (plural toothbrushfuls)
  1. Enough to fill or cover (the bristles of) a toothbrush.
    Sense id: en-toothbrushful-en-noun-ehzKjkvD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for toothbrushful meaning in English (2.4kB)

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          "text": "But as he combed through his dark, dripping hair and poked a toothbrushful of fluoride-enriched paste past his lips, Brody could not bring himself to gaze again at the look of emptiness worn by the shadow of the man he once had been and, at some deep level, wanted desperately to believe he still might be.",
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