boxful

American  

[boks-fool] / ˈbɒks fʊl /

noun

plural

boxfuls

1. as much as a box can hold.

   a boxful of cornflakes.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of boxful

First recorded in 1840–50; box ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

The night before, she was very excited as it felt like a wedding celebration, with a "boxful" of clothes and gifts prepared for them.

From BBC

Dr. Wen recommended donning at a minimum a three-ply surgical mask — the disposable variety widely sold by the boxful — but better still are the respirators, starting with the gold standard, the N95.

From Washington Times

When I was a boy, my father — not a reader himself — would sometimes pay a dollar or two for an odd boxful of books from a yard sale.

From Washington Post

In emergency rooms, “patients were grabbing them by the boxful,” one said.

From Los Angeles Times

"I got a stack of them there, a boxful!" she added.

From BBC