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Definition of Basketful
1. Noun. The quantity contained in a basket.
Definition of Basketful
1. n. As much as a basket will contain.
Definition of Basketful
1. Noun. The amount that will fit into a basket ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Basketful
1. [n BASKETFULS or BASKETSFUL]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Basketful
Literary usage of Basketful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alexander III of Russia by Charles Lowe (1895)
"... executed—General Strelnikoff shot—A basketful of eggs—Coronation of the Tsar—
Tactics of the Terrorists at Moscow—" Nor I either "— Nihilism in the ..."
2. The Kafir, the Hottentot, and the Frontier Farmer by Nathaniel James Merriman (1854)
"One house sent a basket of boiled maize, another a basketful of sour milk, another
a tin can- ful of the same, another a basket of what were considered more ..."
3. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R D Manning by R D Manning (2003)
"... that when I come up with wood, to tell you, Monsieur le Due -- as I was bringing
up a basketful ~ the Monsieur Robert wanted ~ to ~ speak ~ to you. ..."
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