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

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 • Jan. 5, 2022

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 • Nov. 8, 2021

Anyone who scoops up a cheap boxful of half-working Bulovas from the 1950s at a flea market is likely to end up with a cheap boxful of half-working Bulovas from the 1950s.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2019

Back in the dingy chaos of his lab, Spence pointed out a boxful of unlabelled beverage cans, of all different sizes and shapes.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 2, 2015

“I don’t get more’n a boxful every couple hours.”

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson