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passel noun (pronunciation of parcel) A company or large, usually indefinite number of people, animals, or things. [OED parcel 6a labels this usage now "obsolete except dialect" in Britain]

1859 Taliaferro Fisher’s River 126 I seen a passel ov men com trucklin’ to me, rockin’ along, see-saw one side, then see-saw t’other side. 1889 Murfree Broomsedge Cove 251 I hev got a whole passel of guineas. 1937 Hall Coll (Cosby TN) He put a passel of corn on a old mule. 1989 Giardina Storming Heaven 177 To them we’re just a passel of ignorant hillbillies. Anything we do will be done our own selves.