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handkerchiefful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hand-ker-chi-ef-ful
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a handkerchief will hold.

Etymology

From handkerchief + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

handkerchieffuls (plural)

Questions

What does handkerchiefful mean?
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
Where does handkerchiefful come from?
From handkerchief + -ful.

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