different between boatful vs batful

boatful

English

Etymology

From Middle English botefull, botfull, equivalent to boat +? -ful.

Noun

boatful (plural boatfuls or boatsful)

  1. Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
    The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.

Translations

See also

  • boatload

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batful

English

Alternative forms

  • batfull (obsolete)

Etymology

From bat (to improve"; as in "battle, batten) +? -ful.

Adjective

batful (comparative more batful, superlative most batful)

  1. (dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
    • 1612, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion song 3 p. 47[1]:
      The batfull pastures fenc’t, and most with quickset mound,
      The sundry sorts of soyle, diversitie of ground;

Related terms

  • battle
  • batten

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