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cupful

[ kuhp-fool ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural cup·fuls.

the amount a cup can hold.
Cooking. a volumetric measure equal to 8 fluid ounces (237 milliliters); half pint.

See -ful.

Origin of cupful¹

First recorded in 1350–1400, cupful is from the Middle English word cuppefulle. See cup, -ful

She poured out another cupful, and began to drink it without putting in milk or sugar.

Then Jess cut a wonderful m while Violet sewed the primer down the back, and gathered a cupful of blackberries.

Several steamers passed us during the trials, and these were shipping tons of water, while we did not take a cupful.

Pouring out a scant cupful of water into his hat, Average Jones handed it over.

There is a cupful of porridge also with the coffee, paid for by deduction from our pay, so that one starts in good fettle.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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