English Explanatory Dictionary

batful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.

Word forms

batful more batful most batful batfull

Etymology

From Middle English batful, badfull, perhaps from Old English *batfull, equivalent to bat (“to improve"; as in "battle, batten”) + -ful. Compare also Old Norse bati (“improvement, profit, usefulness”).

Synonyms

batten battle
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