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boatful

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ido: bateledo — Translations
  • Italian: barcata — Translations
  • Italian: barchettata — Translations
  • Norman: bat'lée — Translations
  • Norman: bèrtchie — Translations