dessertspoonful

American  

[dih-zurt-spoon-fool] / dɪˈzɜrt spunˌfʊl /

noun

plural

dessertspoonfuls

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

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of dessertspoonful

First recorded in 1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful

Example Sentences

They were easier to swallow because they lacked liver's surfeiting taste, and a dessertspoonful in water or tomato juice once a day was sufficient for health.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ingredients—1 sole.1 dessertspoonful of chopped parsley.1 chopped shalot.6 chopped button mushrooms.Lemon juice.Pepper and salt.� oz. of butter.Brown bread-crumbs.

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary

Ingredients—� pint of milk.1 dessertspoonful of arrowroot.Castor sugar.

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary

Pour over the above, one cup warm water in which one level dessertspoonful of soda has been dissolved.

From Stevenson Memorial Cook Book by Various

Beat the remaining whites to a stiff froth, with a dessertspoonful of castor sugar; and heap it lightly on the top just before serving.

From The Skilful Cook A Practical Manual of Modern Experience by Harrison, Mary