DESSERTSPOONFUL

dessertspoon, dessertspoonful

(noun) as much as a dessert spoon will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

dessertspoonful (plural dessertspoonfuls or dessertspoonsful)

A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2½ fluidrams.

Source: Wiktionary



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BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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