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deckfuls

deckfuls is the plural of deckful.

Meaning of deckful

Noun

deckful (plural deckfuls or decksful)

  1. The amount that comprises a deck (of cards).
    • […]then through the sunned gathering of her marjoram and sweet basil from the herb garden, reading of book reviews in the latest Scientific American, into the layering of a lasagna, garlicking of a bread, tearing up of romaine leaves, eventually, oven on, into the mixing of the twilight's whisky...1966 March, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 1, in The Crying of Lot 49, New York, N.Y.: Bantam Books, published November 1976, →ISBN, page 2
  2. The amount that a deck will hold.
    • Next morning it made a brave sight even for English eyes as it sailed statelily in, capitana and almiranta leading, flying wondrous fair flags betokening the eminence of their commanding noblemen, and decksful of armed men.1928, Cameron Rogers, Drake's Quest, page 39

Questions about deckfuls

What is deckfuls the plural of?
Deckfuls is the plural of deckful.

Words near deckfuls in the dictionary

  1. decker
  2. deckers
  3. deckest
  4. decketh
  5. deckful
  6. deckfuls
  7. deckhand
  8. deckhanded
  9. deckhanding
  10. deckhands
  11. deckhead

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