basketful

[ bas-kit-fool, bah-skit- ]

/ ˈbæs kɪtˌfʊl, ˈbɑ skɪt- /

noun, plural bas·ket·fuls.

a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket.

any considerable quantity: a basketful of surprises.

Origin of basketful

First recorded in 1565–75; basket + -ful

usage note for basketful

See -ful.

Words nearby basketful

basket clause, basket dinner, basket fern, basket fish, basket flower, basketful, basket-handle arch, basket hilt, Basket Maker, basket-of-gold, basketry

Example sentences from the Web for basketful

One peppercorn to-day is better than a basketful of pumpkins to-morrow.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
Jennie proceeded to open the basketful of supplies and the other bustled about getting all things properly placed.
A Dear Little Girl's Summer Holidays|Amy E. Blanchard
On the sixtieth evening Mem Loimis gave Kut a basketful of water for his uncle in the west.
Creation Myths of Primitive America|Jeremiah Curtin
She had gathered her basketful and was going through the wood about the hour of sunset.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

The "someone" was a little girl of about ten years old, who was trotting along with a basketful of school books on her arm.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906|Lucy Maud Montgomery

单词	basketful
释义	basketful [ bas-kit-fool, bah-skit- ] / ˈbæs kɪtˌfʊl, ˈbɑ skɪt- / noun, plural bas·ket·fuls. a sufficient quantity to fill a basket; the amount contained in a basket. any considerable quantity: a basketful of surprises. Origin of basketful First recorded in 1565–75; basket + -ful usage note for basketful See -ful. Words nearby basketful basket clause, basket dinner, basket fern, basket fish, basket flower, basketful, basket-handle arch, basket hilt, Basket Maker, basket-of-gold, basketry Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for basketful One peppercorn to-day is better than a basketful of pumpkins to-morrow. Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala\|Various Jennie proceeded to open the basketful of supplies and the other bustled about getting all things properly placed. A Dear Little Girl's Summer Holidays\|Amy E. Blanchard On the sixtieth evening Mem Loimis gave Kut a basketful of water for his uncle in the west. Creation Myths of Primitive America\|Jeremiah Curtin She had gathered her basketful and was going through the wood about the hour of sunset. The King of Ireland's Son\|Padraic Colum The "someone" was a little girl of about ten years old, who was trotting along with a basketful of school books on her arm. Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906\|Lucy Maud Montgomery
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