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CASEFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caseful mean?
• CASEFUL (noun)
The noun CASEFUL has 1 sense:
1. the quantity contained in a case
Familiarity information: CASEFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quantity contained in a case
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
case; caseful
Hypernyms ("caseful" is a kind of...):
containerful (the quantity that a container will hold)
Context examples
I have a caseful of cigarettes here which need smoking, and the sofa is very much superior to the usual country hotel abomination.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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