boatful|ˈbəʊtfʊl| Pl. boatfuls, formerly boatsful. [f. boat n. + -ful.] The quantity or number which fills a boat. 1652Season Exp. Netherl. 9 Loaden by Boats full.1873Symonds Grk. Poets ix. 289 A boatful of careless persons.1883Contemp.Rev. June 851 Whole boatfuls of women.