SPOONFUL

spoon, spoonful

(noun) as much as a spoon will hold; “he added two spoons of sugar”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spoonful (plural spoonfuls or spoonsful)

The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.

Source: Wiktionary


Spoon"ful, n.; pl. Spoonfuls (.

1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.

2. Hence, a small quantity. Arbuthnot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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