boxful

[ boks-fool ]

noun

, plural box·fuls.

1. as much as a box can hold:

   a boxful of cornflakes.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of boxful¹

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

He’s calling out his ex-boss for potential criminality and obstruction amid the evidence that Donald Trump absconded from the White House with boxfuls of government documents, including the most highly classified kind.

From Los Angeles Times

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