TEASPOONFUL

teaspoon, teaspoonful

(noun) as much as a teaspoon will hold

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teaspoonful (plural teaspoonfuls or teaspoonsful)

A unit of capacity equal to the amount a teaspoon can hold which is taken approximately as 5ml.

Source: Wiktionary


Tea"spoon`ful, n.; pl. Teaspoonfuls (.

Definition: As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon; -- usually reckoned at a fluid dram or one quarter of a tablespoonful.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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