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Batful vs Boatful - What's the difference?

batful | boatful |

As an adjective batful

is rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.

As a noun boatful is

enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question.

batful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
    • batful pastures

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    boatful

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question
    • The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, January 1, Amy Cortese, At Sea With a Book to Read, and the Author of It, Too, New York Times citation
    • , passage=Often sponsored by publishers, the cruises, aboard commercial liners, feature popular authors who give readings and seminars -- even knitting lessons -- to boatfuls of book lovers. }}