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bar⋅rel⋅ful

  [bar-uhl-fool]
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–noun, plural -fuls.
1. the amount that a barrel can hold.
2. any large quantity: a barrelful of jokes.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see barrel, -ful

Usage note:
See -ful.
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bar·rel·ful   (bār'əl-fŏŏl')   
n.   pl. bar·rel·fuls
The amount that a barrel can hold.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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