cartful

English

Etymology

From Middle English cartful, cartfull, cartefull, equivalent to cart +‎ -ful.

Noun

cartful (plural cartfuls or cartsful)

  1. As much as a cart will hold.
    Synonym: cartload
    • 2007 March 25, Lawrence Ulrich, “G.M. Makes a Grand Entrance, at Last, to the Crossover Ball”, in New York Times‎:
      My first trip was a shopping run to the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, where the Acadia swallowed a cartful of groceries without even folding the third-row seat.

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