barrelful
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English barel ful, barell fulle; equivalent to barrel + -ful.
Noun[edit]
barrelful (plural barrelfuls or barrelsful)
- As much as a barrel will hold.
- A large amount.
- 1952 August, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 6, number 8, page 32:
- Chlorophyl is showing up by the barrelful in beauty lotions, tooth pastes, soaps, chewing gum, mouthwashes, antihalitosis tablets, tobacco and dog food.