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shelfful

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shelf⋅ful

  [shelf-fool]
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–noun, plural -fuls.
1. an amount adequate to fill a shelf: They buy canned goods by the shelfful.
2. the amount contained on a shelf: We gave away a shelfful of books.
Origin:
1875–80; shelf + -ful

Usage note:
See -ful.
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shelf   (shělf)   
n.   pl. shelves (shělvz)

    1. A flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material, such as wood, glass, or metal, fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface and used to hold or store objects.

    2. The contents or capacity of such a structure.

    3. Something, such as a projecting ledge of rock or a balcony, that resembles such a structure.

  2. A reef, sandbar, or shoal.

  3. Bedrock.


[Middle English, probably from Middle Low German schelf; see skel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
shelf'ful' n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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