teaspoonful
Americannoun
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the amount a teaspoon can hold.
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a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 milliliters); 1/3 tablespoonful. t., tsp.
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About a teaspoonful of the asteroid was sent to scientists in the UK.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025
“This is just about the amount of a teaspoon. Less than a teaspoonful of dry anthrax in an envelope shut down the United States Senate in the fall of 2001.”
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2021
Another way to achieve this is by taking a page out of "Good Eats" host Alton Brown's book: Add a teaspoonful of mayonnaise to your scrambled eggs.
From Salon • Aug. 7, 2021
And we willingly eat honey, each teaspoonful of which represents the lifetime regurgitations of 50 bees.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2018
I scraped up most of it with my fingers into a little scoop Doc had given me and poured about a teaspoonful into each jar of oil in front of me.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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