noun
Freq #108871
Meanings
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1
noun
the amount that a cart can carry
The driver delivered a cartload of crates before returning to the depot.
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2
noun
informally, a very large quantity of something
The lawsuit generated a cartload of written evidence.
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Etymology
From Middle English cartlode and cartelode, a compound of cart + load. The figurative sense generalizes the conspicuously large amount carried by a cart.