boatful
(ˈbəʊtfʊl)
Pl. boatfuls, formerly boatsful.
[f. boat n. + -ful.]
The quantity or number which fills a boat.
| 1652 Season Exp. Netherl. 9 Loaden by Boats full. 1873 Symonds Grk. Poets ix. 289 A boatful of careless persons. 1883 Contemp. Rev. June 851 Whole boatfuls of women. |