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Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

Synonyms

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boatload

Example

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"The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day."

Etymology

From Middle English botefull, botfull, equivalent to boat + -ful.

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