dessertspoonful
[ dih-zurt-spoon-fool ]
/ dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl /
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noun, plural des·sert·spoon·fuls.
as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2½ fluid drams.
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Origin of dessertspoonful
First recorded in 1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful
usage note for dessertspoonful
See -ful.
Words nearby dessertspoonful
Dessau, dessert, dessert fork, dessert knife, dessertspoon, dessertspoonful, dessert wine, dessiatine, destabilize, destain, de-Stalinization
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