Loads
Loads noun - A large number or amount.
Piles
Piles noun - A large number or amount.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Happens in the Van Beuren Felix the Cat short "The Goose that laid the Golden Egg", which starts with Felix handing out whole piles of gold coins to the poor, and the short ends with the entire town being flooded with countless loads of gold.
Source: Artistic License Economics -
In Dave Barry Slept Here, the "Iron Horse" that was used to pull heavy loads before being replaced by the locomotive is implied to be one of these, since it had the drawback of producing "Monster Piles of Iron Droppings."
Source: Mechanical Horse
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