WINEGLASSFULS

Noun

wineglassfuls

plural of wineglassful

Source: Wiktionary


WINEGLASSFUL

Wine"glass`ful;, n. pl. Wineglassfuls (.

Definition: As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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