boatful en · NOUN
Etymology
From Middle English botefull, botfull, equivalent to boat + -ful.
Meanings
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Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.
Often sponsored by publishers, the cruises, aboard commercial liners, feature popular authors who give readings and seminars -- even knitting lessons -- to boatfuls of book lovers.
2007 January 1, Amy Cortese, “At Sea With a Book to Read, and the Author of It, Too”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boatfuls | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| boatsful | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (5)
nrf bat'lée (Translations) · it barchettata (Translations) · nrf bèrtchie (Translations) · io bateledo (Translations) · it barcata (Translations)