wagonload

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the amount of goods or material that a wagon carries or can hold

   A wagonload of timber arrived at the mill before noon.

2. 2
   noun

   informal: a very large amount or number

   The performance earned a wagonload of enthusiastic reviews.

A compound of wagon + load. The literal measure based on a wagon's capacity readily developed a figurative use for any notably large quantity.

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