scoopful
noun
the amount that a scoop can hold.
scoopfuls
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pluralof scoopful.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Using its robotic arm, the rover took three different scoopfuls of Martian soil.
From Forbes ● Oct. 20, 2012
In the past year, several scoopfuls of competing companies have opened retail shops in Beverly Hills, Marina del Rey, Studio City and other communities.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Four should be plenty. Red ones. And get two scoopfuls of those chickadees.”
From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari
A sugarsticky girl shovelling scoopfuls of creams for a christian brother.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
