"wainful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wainfuls [plural], wainsful [plural]
Etymology: wain + -ful Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wain|ful|pos=noun}} wain + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|wainsful}} wainful (plural wainfuls or wainsful)
  1. A quantity that fills a wain; wagonful.
    Sense id: en-wainful-en-noun-GYcN5dG4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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