trunkful

[ truhngk-foo l ]

/ ˈtrʌŋk fʊl /

the amount that a trunk will hold.

Informal. a full or abundant supply: a trunkful of hopes.

Origin of trunkful

First recorded in 1700–10; trunk + -ful

See -ful.

He sat on a trunkful of photographer's supplies, with a suit-case and a leather bag at his back.

Double Trouble |Herbert Quick
Well go shopping to-morrow morning bright and early, and get a trunkful of new clothes.

Aunt Crete's Emancipation |Grace Livingston Hill
Why, I could show you a trunkful of letters, written me by the finest women in this country, when I was at my best.

A Black Adonis |Linn Boyd Porter
Also he had built himself a rustic table, and unpacked a trunkful of blankets and dishes and writing-pads and books.

Love's Pilgrimage |Upton Sinclair

Uncle John wanted to send a trunkful of family silver, I have been told, but the Pater refused to be bothered with it.

Fernley House |Laura E. Richards