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basketful en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English basket ful, baskett full, equivalent to basket + -ful.

Meanings

  1. The amount that will fit into a basket
    • Basketsful of mail for Svetlana began to arrive, friendly notes of welcome to America, marriage proposals, invitations to join religious organizations, as well as the occasional variation of "Go back home, Red dog! Our cat is better than you. She takes care of her children." 2015, Rosemary Sullivan, Stalin's Daughter, →ISBN, page 320:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
basketsful Number=Plur lexicographic
basketfuls Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

shelfful · cabinetful · boxful · drawerful

Translations (14)

it corbello (the amount that will fit into a basket) · it paniera (the amount that will fit into a basket) · ca cistellada (the amount that will fit into a basket) · nrf pannelée (the amount that will fit into a basket) · bg ко́шница (the amount that will fit into a basket) · fr hottée (the amount that will fit into a basket) · la corbis (the amount that will fit into a basket) · fi korillinen (the amount that will fit into a basket) · it panierata (the amount that will fit into a basket) · bg кош (the amount that will fit into a basket) · ga lán cléibh (the amount that will fit into a basket) · te తట్టెడు (the amount that will fit into a basket) · ga lán bascaeid (the amount that will fit into a basket) · it zanata (the amount that will fit into a basket)