tablespoonful
Americannoun
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tablespoonfuls
plural
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the amount a tablespoon can hold.
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a volumetric measure equal to ½ fluid ounce (14.8 milliliters), or three teaspoonfuls. T., tbs., tbsp.
Spelling
See -ful.
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of tablespoonful
First recorded in 1765–75; tablespoon + -ful
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Spoon in the batter by the tablespoonful, and cook for about 2 minutes until browned and crisp on the bottom.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
On the center of each dough circle, add a heaping tablespoonful of the potato filling.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
It was named the Milk River by the explorer Meriwether Lewis who described it as the “color of a cup of tea with the admixture of a tablespoonful of milk,” the result of suspended sediment.
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2020
Yet without that tablespoonful of syrup, it somehow doesn't count for me as a proper Christmas film.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 15, 2010
Two boxes of currants, washed and stemmed; 3 pounds sugar, 1 tablespoonful allspice, 1 tablespoonful of cloves, 1 tablespoonful cinnamon; boil half-an-hour.
From Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes by H. J. Clayton
Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
From Fox News ● Jan. 23, 2022
Baking a poundcake turns into an opportunity to sneak tablespoonfuls of raw batter and eat thick slices of inexpensive Freedom's Choice brand cream cheese right off the knife.
From Salon ● May 9, 2020
Gently drop four tablespoonfuls of batter into the hot oil and cook for two minutes on each side, turning occasionally, until dark golden all over.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 5, 2015
Try pasta puttanesca, usually good for using up a few tablespoonfuls.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2014
“Once when I was twenty-four, once when I was fifty-seven. Two tablespoonfuls taken with breakfast. Two perfect days.”
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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