boxful

[ boks-foo l ]

/ ˈbɒks fʊl /

as much as a box can hold: a boxful of cornflakes.

Origin of boxful

First recorded in 1840–50; box¹ + -ful

See -ful.

Four boys were digging up soil and bringing it by the boxful to the verandah.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson
Mix a boxful of smoked Norwegian sardines with three ounces of hot butter, mash fine, and force through a sieve.

The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book |Victor Hirtzler
Then you should get on good terms with your butcher and have him save you a boxful of turkey wings.

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow |Saxton Pope
I wrote you yesterday morning, after Pat went home to the boxful of sand and jewels which not even Larry was to know about.

The Lightning Conductor Discovers America |C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson and A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson

His garden was to him what a boxful of jewels is to some women.

The Guests Of Hercules |C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson