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

Inflected Forms

noun

• teacupfuls
  plural

Etymology

Origin of teacupful

First recorded in 1695–1705; teacup + -ful

Example Sentences

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

Add a lump of butter, worked in a teaspoonful of flour, to the rich liquid, with half a teacupful of rich milk or cream; season with salt and pepper.

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.

Lay the fruit in a stone jar, with a teacupful of water at the bottom, and pack them with a little sugar strewed between.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

Have ready a teacupful of rice, nicely boiled in milk and sweetened, spread it on a dish, lay the pears on it, pour the syrup over, and serve.

From Nelson's Home Comforts Thirteenth Edition by Hooper, Mary

She made a pitiful little toilet with a teacupful of drinking water and her eau de cologne.

From The Motor Maids Across the Continent by Stokes, Katherine