[f. BOOT sb.3] As much as a boot will hold or carry.
1772. Pennant, Tours Scotl. (1790), III. 116. Bringing a bootful of earth from different estates.
1847. Manchester Exam., 31 Aug., 3/3. ‘General M. of Hampton. New H.’ has got a promise from the Arch-enemy that he should be furnished with a bootful of gold and silver poured annually down the chimney.
