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The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
Answer for the clue "The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold ", 9 letters:
barrelful
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold [syn: barrel ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from barrel (n.) + -ful .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 As much as a barrel will hold. 2 A large amount.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
barrelful \barrelful\ n. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold. Syn: barrel.
Usage examples of barrelful.
William Hush and all his cousins sold apples by the ton and illegal homemade apple brandy by the barrelful.
They had closed the forecastle hatch, but not before a half dozen barrelfuls of water had poured inside and soaked the sail locker, the sails and Doc.
And long-necked browsers with eyes like beacons munched on high leaves, squirting barrelfuls of purple urine from openings at the bases of their taut throats.