buttload

Meaning

Noun

• A regional English measure of capacity of a heavy cart (a butt), containing 6 seams, or 48 bushels, equivalent to 384 gallons.
• A large amount carried in a butt.
• Any large but unspecific amount.

Origin

• From butt + load. Butt in this context may be possibly one or both of:
• butt (Etymology 3)
• butt (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).