"trenchful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trenchfuls [plural], trenchesful [plural]
Etymology: trench + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|trench|ful|pos=noun}} trench + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|trenchesful}} trenchful (plural trenchfuls or trenchesful)
  1. An amount sufficient to fill a trench.
    Sense id: en-trenchful-en-noun-7LqlY33K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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