basketful

bas·ket

B0102700 (băs′kĭt) n. pl. baskets 1. a. A container made of interwoven material, such as rushes or twigs. b. The amount that a basket can hold. 2. An item resembling such a container in shape or function. 3. A usually open gondola suspended from a hot-air balloon. 4. A group of related things, such as financial securities or products in a specific market. 5. Basketball a. Either of the two goals normally elevated ten feet above the floor, consisting of a metal hoop from which an open-bottomed circular net is suspended. b. A field goal. 6. Sports A usually circular or star-shaped structure at the base of a ski pole, used to prevent the pole from sinking too deeply into the snow.

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman baschet, basket, alteration (with substitution of the original ending by -et, noun suffix) of a word akin to French dialectal bâchot, pannier, and Old French baschoe, wooden or wicker container, both ultimately from Latin bascauda, a kind of basin, of Celtic origin; akin to Middle Irish basc, neckband of beadwork, and Welsh baich, burden, load; further akin to Latin fascis, bundle.]

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bas′ket·ful′ n.

basketful

(ˈbɑːskɪtfʊl) n another name for basket²

bas•ket•ful

(ˈbæs kɪtˌfʊl, ˈbɑ skɪt-)

n., pl. -fuls. 1. a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket. 2. any considerable quantity. [1565–75] usage: See -ful.

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basketful - the quantity contained in a basket basketcontainerful - the quantity that a container will hold