basketful

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
basket/ˈbɑːskɪt/

▶noun

• 1 a container used to hold or carry things, made from interwoven strips of cane or wire.

• 2 Basketball a net fixed on a hoop used as the goal.

  ■ a goal scored.

• 3 Finance a group or range of currencies or investments.

– derivatives
basketful noun (pl. basketfuls).

– origin ME: from OFr. basket, of unknown origin.