boxfuln.

Brit.

/ˈbɒksfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈbɑksˌfʊl/

Forms: see box n.² and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.², -ful suffix.

Etymology: < box n.² + -ful suffix.

As many or as much as a box will contain; a quantity that fills a box.

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > a box

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1658 A. Houghton Antidote against H. Haggar's Poysonous Pamphlet sig. A2 Sir, It is the Politick practice of impostors (like cunning crafty masking mummers) to hide their faces, and rattle a boxful of Counters instead of good Gold & Silver.

1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais ii. xiv A Boxfull of conserves, of round Myrabolan plums, called Emblicks.

1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxx. 116 Whole boxfulls of Parr's Life Pills.

1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights I. 93 He watched beside the fatal boxful of dead flesh.

1937 Life 13 Sept. 9/1 (advt.) You can make a whole boxful [of sandwiches] just as fast as you can spread the bread.

1988 D. Allison Trash 79 They stole napkins, not one or two but a boxful at a time.

2012 New Yorker 15 Oct. 99/2 Up in the attic, he stumbles on a clue: a boxful of old Super-8 films.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boxful
释义	boxfuln. Brit. /ˈbɒksfʊl/, U.S. /ˈbɑksˌfʊl/ Forms: see box n.² and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: box n.², -ful suffix. Etymology: < box n.² + -ful suffix. As many or as much as a box will contain; a quantity that fills a box. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > a box boxc1300 boxful1658 boxload1795 1658 A. Houghton Antidote against H. Haggar's Poysonous Pamphlet sig. A2 Sir, It is the Politick practice of impostors (like cunning crafty masking mummers) to hide their faces, and rattle a boxful of Counters instead of good Gold & Silver. 1708 P. A. Motteux Wks. F. Rabelais ii. xiv A Boxfull of conserves, of round Myrabolan plums, called Emblicks. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xxx. 116 Whole boxfulls of Parr's Life Pills. 1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights I. 93 He watched beside the fatal boxful of dead flesh. 1937 Life 13 Sept. 9/1 (advt.) You can make a whole boxful [of sandwiches] just as fast as you can spread the bread. 1988 D. Allison Trash 79 They stole napkins, not one or two but a boxful at a time. 2012 New Yorker 15 Oct. 99/2 Up in the attic, he stumbles on a clue: a boxful of old Super-8 films. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1658
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