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lockful

lockful noun: enough water to fill a canal lock.

Noun

lockful (plural lockfuls or locksful)

  1. Enough water to fill a canal lock.

Forms of lockful

plurallockfuls
plurallocksful

Origin of lockful

From lock + -ful.

Questions about lockful

What does lockful mean?
Lockful means enough water to fill a canal lock.
What part of speech is lockful?
Lockful is a noun.
What is the plural of lockful?
The plural of lockful is lockfuls.

Words near lockful in the dictionary

  1. Lockey
  2. Lockeys
  3. lockfast
  4. lockfile
  5. lockfiles
  6. lockful
  7. lockfuls
  8. Lockhart
  9. Lockharts
  10. Lockheed liberal
  11. Lockheed liberals

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