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Spoonfuls
(gcide) | Spoonful \Spoon"ful\ (-f[.u]l), n.; pl. Spoonfuls (-f[.u]lz).
1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
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2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.
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Dessert-spoonfuls
(gcide) | Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,
to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,
to serve at table. See Serve.]
A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a
feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the
last course at dinner.
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"An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,
"This same dessert is not so pleasant." --Pope.
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Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon
intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.
Dessert-spoonful, n., pl. Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a
dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and
a half fluid drams.
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Tablespoonfuls
(gcide) | Tablespoonful \Ta"ble*spoon`ful\, n.; pl. Tablespoonfuls.
As much as a tablespoon will hold; enough to fill a
tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a fluid
ounce, or four fluid drams.
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Teaspoonfuls
(gcide) | Teaspoonful \Tea"spoon`ful\ (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]l), n.; pl.
Teaspoonfuls (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]lz) or Teaspoonsful.
As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In
cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is
1/6 of a fluid ounce, or 1/3 of a tablespoonful. In cooking
recipes it may be abbreviated as t.
Note: In the 1890 dictionary, it was defined as a fluid dram
or one quarter of a tablespoonful.
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