Etymology

boatful

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Today it means: Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question Full definition →

Middle English botefull
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombotefull
  2. English todayboatful

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

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