Acreful

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    As much as an acre produces or uses.

    "The California sun was doing what the Chamber of Commerce says it always does; bees were buzzing; larks were bugling; orange marigolds were blooming by the acreful."

  2. 2
    An unspecified but very large amount.

    "Also the grant brought troubles by the acreful."

Example

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"The California sun was doing what the Chamber of Commerce says it always does; bees were buzzing; larks were bugling; orange marigolds were blooming by the acreful."

Etymology

From acre + -ful.

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