trunkful

noun

trunk·​ful ˈtrəŋkˌfu̇l 

plural trunkfuls also trunksful

-kˌfu̇lz, 

-kˌsfu̇l

1

: as much or as many as a trunk will hold

twenty trunkfuls of memorabilia

—Robert Louis Taylor

trunksful of letters

—Time

elephants blowing trunkfuls of the cooling water over parched … backs

—Tom Marvel

2

: a great many

a trunkful of ancient jokes

—Newsweek

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