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shedload, n. slang (chiefly Brit.).
Brit. |ˈʃɛdləʊd|, U.S. |ˈʃɛdˌloʊd|
[‹ shed n.2 + load n., perhaps as euphemistic alteration of shitload n.]
A large amount or number. Freq. in pl. (in sing. usu. with of). Cf. shitload n.
by the shedload: in abundance.
1992Daily Mail 9 Jan. 43/4 When I won the Masters in 1985 I made $100,000 which I thought was a shedload of money, which it is. 1996Independent on Sunday (Electronic ed.) 8 Sept. 13 What you can't buy at Oxfam, though, is something Kenickie have by the shedload: astonishing confidence. 1997T3 Feb. 100/2 The black and white version has been around for a few years and has sold shedloads, both to the Net devotee and the computer freak who just wants to mess around. 2002Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 3 Sept. 12 'Course, the banks love that. Property prices rise and they make shedloads more money. |