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caseful

caseful noun: as much as a case will hold.

Noun

caseful (plural casefuls or casesful)

  1. As much as a case will hold.
    • Amongst them there are fairy humming-birds, casesful and casesful, like gems, ruby, amber, purple, emerald, gold.1879 February, “An Ostrich-Feather Sale”, in London Society. An Illustrated Magazine of Light and Amusing Literature for the Hours of Relaxation., volume XXXV, number CCVI, London, page 187

Forms of caseful

pluralcasefuls
pluralcasesful

Origin of caseful

From case + -ful.

Questions about caseful

What does caseful mean?
Caseful means as much as a case will hold.
What part of speech is caseful?
Caseful is a noun.
What is the plural of caseful?
The plural of caseful is casefuls.

Words near caseful in the dictionary

  1. casefics
  2. casefied
  3. casefies
  4. casefile
  5. casefiles
  6. caseful
  7. casefuls
  8. casefy
  9. casefying
  10. caseharden
  11. casehardened

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