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scoopful

American

[skoop-fool] / ˈskup fʊl /

noun

plural

scoopfuls

the amount that a scoop can hold.

Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of scoopful

First recorded in 1715–25; scoop + -ful

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2023

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

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2021

With a flick of her wrist, Suzanne Levinson tossed a scoopful of par-cooked French fries into a gleaming fryer on Sunday, the first test batch before her restaurant’s grand reopening.

From New York Times • May 22, 2016

Each scoopful will be dumped on high ground and sprayed with water.

From Time Magazine Archive

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 "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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