dessertspoonful

[dih-zurt-spoon-foo l]

noun, plural des·sert·spoon·fuls.

as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.

Origin of dessertspoonful

First recorded in 1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful

Usage note

See -ful.

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Examples from the Web for dessertspoonful

Historical Examples of dessertspoonful

Add a dessertspoonful of sugar, and fill the glass with cold water.
Science in the Kitchen.
Mrs. E. E. Kellogg
While hot put in a small lump of butter and a dessertspoonful of salt.
Holiday Stories for Young People
Various
While hot, put in a small lump of butter and a dessertspoonful of salt.
The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887)
Mrs. F.L. Gillette
A dessertspoonful of plain tomato sauce may be added or not.
The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 354, October 9, 1886
Various
When the hair is very oily a dessertspoonful of ammonia and a pinch of borax should be added to two quarts of warm water.
The Woman Beautiful
Helen Follett Stevans