The amount that a basket can hold; a full basket of something.
From 'basket' + 'full' (suffix indicating a quantity). A straightforward compound meaning the capacity of a single basket.
The word 'basketful' is interesting because grammarians debated whether the plural should be 'basketsfull' or 'basketfuls'—modern English prefers 'basketfuls,' showing how usage evolves over time.
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