teacupful

American  

[tee-kuhp-fool] / ˈti kʌpˌfʊl /

noun

teacupfuls plural

1. as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams).

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Spelling

See -ful.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• teacupfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of teacupful

First recorded in 1695–1705; teacup + -ful

Example Sentences

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teacupful teacupfuls

Comparing the task of preparing for a new low-carbon era to the long drive from London to Edinburgh, he said: "You won't get very far on a teacupful of petrol."

From The Guardian ● Mar. 21, 2010

Just before taking from the fire stir in the yolks of two eggs, well beaten, with three or four truffles chopped the size of a pea, and a teacupful of sherry or white wine.

From Clayton's Quaker Cook-Book Being a Practical Treatise on the Culinary Art Adapted to the Tastes and Wants of all Classes by Clayton, H. J.

Heat one teacupful of milk and beat three eggs and add to mixture.

From Civic League Cook Book by

Leaving a teacupful, or even half that quantity, in milking each cow, will very materially lessen the products of the dairy, and seriously injure the cows for future use.

From Soil Culture by Walden, J. H.

Put a teacupful of olive oil into a deep frying pan, heat, put in the potatoes, tossing them till they are browned all over lightly.

From Twenty-four Little French Dinners and How to Cook and Serve Them by Moore, Cora

Then for 1,000 lbs. of ham take 3-1/4 pecks of coarse salt, 2-1/2 lbs. of saltpetre, 2 qts. hickory ashes, 2 qts. molasses, 2 teacupfuls of red pepper.

From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax

Place them, without touching each other, in a large pie-dish; add more white sugar, the juice of 1 lemon, and 2 teacupfuls of water.

From The Book of Household Management by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Meanwhile have ready four tomatoes cut in quarters, and two teacupfuls of rice well washed.

From Dressed Game and Poultry à la Mode by Salis, Harriet A. de

Take a piece of quick-lime as large as a good-sized lemon and two teacupfuls of salt; put it into a large vessel and slack it with a gallon of boiling water.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)

Beat the yolks to a cream, to which add two teacupfuls of powdered sugar, beating again from five to ten minutes, then add two tablespoonfuls of milk or water, a pinch of salt and flavoring.

From The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home by Gillette, F. L. (Fanny Lemira)