spoonful
noun
as much as a spoon can hold.
half-spoonful
-
a word derived from
spoonful.
Example Sentences
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But, after half an hour or more, when she began to be uneasy again, I repeated my manœuvre and made her swallow another half-spoonful of the potion.
From Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 by Charles Paul de Kock
To measure a half-spoonful, fill and level the spoon, then divide in half lengthways; for quarter-spoonfuls, divide the halves crossways.
From The Story of Crisco by Marion Harris Neil
This was done after each half-spoonful of the mixture was poured in.
From The Treasure of the Incas by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
