tablespoonful

[ tey-buhl-spoon-fool ]

/ ˈteɪ bəl spunˌfʊl /

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noun, plural ta·ble·spoon·fuls.

the amount a tablespoon can hold.

a volumetric measure equal to ½ fluid ounce (14.8 milliliters), or three teaspoonfuls. Abbreviations: T., tbs., tbsp.

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Origin of tablespoonful

First recorded in 1765–75; tablespoon + -ful

usage note for tablespoonful

See -ful.

Words nearby tablespoonful

table napkin, table-rapping, table salt, tableside, tablespoon, tablespoonful, table stake, table sugar, tablet, table talk, tablet chair

How to use tablespoonful in a sentence

Drop the biscuit batter by the heaping tablespoonful onto a prepared baking sheets allowing about 1- inch between mounds.
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A little less than a heaping tablespoonful to ten steps square is about the quantity of seed.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The amount of seed needed to the square rod varies with different seasons, soils, and seeds, but can be loosely a tablespoonful.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Let it all boil till the macaroni is tender, then add a tablespoonful of Parmesan cheese and an ounce of butter.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis

Drain them well, make a pure of peas in which a tablespoonful of aspic jelly has been mixed.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode|Harriet A. de Salis
If you add a tablespoonful of chopped parsley to a pint of white sauce, you make parsley sauce.
A Course of Lectures on the Principles of Domestic Economy and Cookery|Juliet Corson