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[ boks-fool ] / ˈbɒks fʊl /
noun, plural box·fuls.as much as a box can hold: a boxful of cornflakes. Origin of boxfulFirst recorded in 1840–50; box1 + -ful usage note for boxfulSee -ful. Words nearby boxfulboxer shorts, boxer-style, boxfish, box frame, box-fresh, boxful, box girder, Boxgrove man, box gutter, boxhaul, boxhead Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for boxfulFour boys were digging up soil and bringing it by the boxful to the verandah. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson Mix a boxful of smoked Norwegian sardines with three ounces of hot butter, mash fine, and force through a sieve. The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book|Victor Hirtzler Then you should get on good terms with your butcher and have him save you a boxful of turkey wings. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope I wrote you yesterday morning, after Pat went home to the boxful of sand and jewels which not even Larry was to know about. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America|C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
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