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vanful en · NOUN

Etymology

From van + -ful.

Meanings

  1. As much as a van will hold.
    • For one thing, they are cheaper and more compact than older systems, which required a vanful of equipment and a dedicated tech nerd and cost thousands of dollars a week to rent. 2007 March 25, Jesse Green, “Theater’s Alive With the Sound of Laptops”, in New York Times:
    • At Thornton’s request, the firm of Dominic Winter hauled a couple of vansful of books directly from the library. 2007, Fine Books & Collections, page 23:

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vanfuls Number=Plur lexicographic
vansful Number=Plur lexicographic

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