boxful

noun, plural box·fuls.

as much as a box can hold: a boxful of cornflakes.

Origin:
1840–50; box¹ + -ful

Usage note
See -ful.

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boxful
noun
the quantity contained in a box; "he gave her a box of chocolates" [syn: box]

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