Buttload

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.

2.nounA large amount carried in a butt.

"We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans."

3.noun(by extension, mildly) Any large but unspecific amount.

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