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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