Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

barrelful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bar-rel-ful
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

As much as a barrel will hold.

noun

A large amount.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English barel ful, barell fulle; equivalent to barrel + -ful.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

barrelfuls (plural) barrelsful (plural)

Synonyms

barrel

Questions

What does barrelful mean?
As much as a barrel will hold.
Where does barrelful come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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