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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