buttload
buttload · buttloads
A large amount carried in a buttA large amount carried in a butt.
Значение
значений: 3(New England, Southern US, Британия, устаревшее)A large amount carried in a butt.
We spent all day Sunday and picked up a buttload of pecans.
(шире, mildly, сленг, вульгарное)Any large but unspecific amount.
(Британия, West Country, устаревшее)A regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
Происхождение
From butt + load. Butt in this context may be possibly one or both of:From butt + load. Butt in this context may be possibly one or both of:
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