the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. as many as a house will accommodate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A full complement for a house; as much or as many as a house will hold or accommodate, or as it requires: as, a houseful of goods, of furniture, or of people.
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n. as many as a house will accommodate
Word Usage
"Around 20 theatres in Bangalore where the film was being shown had 'houseful' boards put up."