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Webster 1913 Edition


Boatful

Boat′ful

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Boatfuls
.
The quantity or amount that fills a boat.

Definition 2024


boatful

boatful

English

Noun

boatful (plural boatfuls or boatsful)

  1. Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
    The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.
    • 2007, January 1, “Amy Cortese”, in At Sea With a Book to Read, and the Author of It, Too:
      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.

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