"twigful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twigfuls [plural]
Etymology: twig + -ful Etymology templates: {{suf|en|twig|ful|pos=noun}} twig + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun}} twigful (plural twigfuls)
  1. As much as a twig will hold.
    Sense id: en-twigful-en-noun-W~-kCzkt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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