Crossword clues for barrelful
The Collaborative International Dictionary
barrelful
barrelful \barrelful\ n. The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold.
Syn: barrel.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
barrelful
late 14c., from barrel (n.) + -ful.
Wiktionary
barrelful
n. 1 As much as a barrel will hold. 2 A large amount.
WordNet
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.