barload

English

Etymology

bar + load

Noun

barload (plural barloads)

  1. Enough to fill a bar (drinking establishment).
    Synonym: barful
    • 1994, Carmen Boullosa, The Miracle-Worker, page 77:
      I'd drunk at least a barload of rum and three kegs of whisky between my last love and this arrow shaft.
    • 2012, Jon Doust, To the Highlands:
      He drops Merkel off at his Land Cruiser, waits to make sure he gets away without a barload of angry whites kicking the shit out of him and then drives me back to the bank mess.
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