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heelfuls

heelfuls is the plural of heelful.

Meaning of heelful

Noun

heelful (plural heelfuls or heelsful)

  1. As much as will cover a heel or a heel will displace.
    • It took several dozen "heelsful," winding it round the gathering ball on the leg, as one would wind a ball of string.1869, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

Questions about heelfuls

What is heelfuls the plural of?
Heelfuls is the plural of heelful.

Words near heelfuls in the dictionary

  1. heelers
  2. Heeley
  3. heelflip
  4. heelflips
  5. heelful
  6. heelfuls
  7. heelhook
  8. heelie
  9. heelies
  10. heeling
  11. heeling out

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