houseful

[ hous-foo l ]

/ ˈhaʊs fʊl /

as many as a house will accommodate: a houseful of weekend guests.

as much as a house will hold: He had several housefuls of furniture.

Origin of houseful

1250–1300; Middle English. See house, -ful

See -ful.

Raising a houseful of kids mostly on her own was enough of a challenge, without throwing ooh-la-la gourmet cooking into the mix.

4 Autumnal Desserts |Michel Richard |November 18, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It is rather a terrible thing, a houseful of boys in a town, or in a pretty thickly populated district.

Lost Leaders |Andrew Lang
Why, I never supposed I had such a motherly streak in my nature, or I would have wedded and had a houseful.

A Little Girl in Old Pittsburg |Amanda M. Douglas
The wretched bachelor who undertakes to look after a houseful of children like you is to be pitied.

The Story Girl |Lucy Maud Montgomery

Early in the second week of September the houseful of guests at Hilcrest went away, leaving the family once more alone.

The Turn of the Tide |Eleanor H. Porter
The christening was a great occasion, with a houseful of guests, and a great deal of speechmaking.

The Great Hunger |Johan Bojer

houseful

/ (ˈhaʊsfʊl) /

the full amount or number that can be accommodated in a particular house