cartful

English

Etymology

From Middle English cartful, cartfull, cartefull, equivalent to cart +‎ -ful.

Noun

cartful (plural cartfuls or cartsful)

1. As much as a cart will hold.

   Synonym: cartload

   • 2007 March 25, Lawrence Ulrich, “G.M. Makes a Grand Entrance, at Last, to the Crossover Ball”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     My first trip was a shopping run to the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, where the Acadia swallowed a cartful of groceries without even folding the third-row seat.

Translations

as much as a cart will hold

• Irish: lán cairte m
• Italian: carrata (it) f, carrettata f