What does arkful mean?
Arkful means (usually of animals) Enough to fill an ark.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(usually of animals) Enough to fill an ark.
And there they lived all together, Noah and his arkful of pets, for many weary days, while the waters raged and the winds howled outside, and all the earth was covered fathoms deep out of sight below the waves.
"An arkful of nonnative animals and plants have been introduced into the [upper Des Plaines River] basin, often with unintended ecological effects," according to the state Department of Natural Resources publication "Critical Trends in Illinois Ecosystems"(dnr.state.il.us/orep/ctap2/toc1.htm). "
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Arkful means (usually of animals) Enough to fill an ark.
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And there they lived all together, Noah and his arkful of pets, for many weary days, while the waters raged and the winds howled outside, and all the earth was covered fathoms deep out of sight below the waves.
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