A sackful implies a considerable quantity, often as much as one can carry in a sack. After the harvest, each worker received a sackful of grain as a bonus.
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Context Specific
Understand the content to gauge the size; a sackful of feathers is different from a sackful of rocks. She bought a sackful of feathers for the pillows, which was surprisingly light.
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Informal Use
Sackful is usually used in casual conversation or writing, not formal contexts. I have a sackful of laundry to do this weekend.