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submarineful en · NOUN

Etymology

From submarine + -ful.

Meanings

1. As much as a submarine will hold.
   • In the mornings we dug indefatigably for gold among the roots of the lime trees. ¶ ‘How much,’ Hamer asked, ‘shall we find?’ ¶ ‘A heap of treasure,’ William told us, ‘about a submarineful.’ 1966, Priscilla Napier, A Late Beginner, London: Michael Joseph Ltd, →LCCN, page 72:

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