buttload
9 synonyms and 2 antonyms for buttload, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (historical, English dialect) An old unit of volume equal to a cart-load called a butt, about 384 gallons.
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Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
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Etymology
From butt + load. Butt in this context may be possibly one or both of: * butt (“large wooden cask”) (Etymology 3) * butt (“two-wheeled cart”) (Etymology 5) Alternatively, the term may either be a corruption of English boatload or have been influenced by that term (except for the specific, West Country dialect sense). A...
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