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单词 quayful
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quayfuln.

Brit. /ˈkiːfʊl/, U.S. /ˈkiˌfʊl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quay n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < quay n. + -ful suffix.
rare.
A quantity that fills a quay; as much or as many (of something) as a quay will hold.
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1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. II. xvii. 181 Much like a gang of stevedores going to work over a quayful of broken cargo.
2007 www.greece2005.wanadoo.co.uk 24 Jan. (O.E.D. Archive) Taxi boat drivers! There is a whole quayful of them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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