scoopful

American  

[skoop-fool] / ˈskup fʊl /

noun

PLURAL

scoopfuls

1. the amount that a scoop can hold.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of scoopful

First recorded in 1715–25; scoop + -ful

Example Sentences

Then a scoopful from this pile gets "periodically" taken to the start of the sorting process.

From BBC

“What ostensibly sank into the harbor? Is it more concentrated than your average scoopful of black mayonnaise?’

From New York Times

Conversation was drowned out by a growling loader machine that carried scoopfuls outside to a waiting dump truck.

From Seattle Times

And so my ice cream odyssey continues, as I seek out the next revelation, one dripping scoopful at a time.

From Time

Gold-painted shovels were handed out, and on Mr. Muckle’s signal all the dignitaries smiled, leaned over, and dug up a scoopful of sand.

From Literature