teaspoonful

[ tee-spoon-fool ]

/ ˈti spunˌfʊl /

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noun, plural tea·spoon·fuls.

the amount a teaspoon can hold.

a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 milliliters); 1/3 tablespoonful. Abbreviations: t., tsp.

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Origin of teaspoonful

First recorded in 1725–35; teaspoon + -ful

usage note for teaspoonful

See -ful.

OTHER WORDS FROM teaspoonful

half-tea·spoon·ful, adjective, noun

Words nearby teaspoonful

teaser, tea service, tea shop, teasing, teaspoon, teaspoonful, teat, tea table, teataster, teatime, tea towel

How to use teaspoonful in a sentence

A teaspoonful of unslaked lime dissolved in a pint of warm water, shaken and given immediately.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
Thin gruel, in teaspoonful doses, once in half an hour, is best.
An Epitome of Homeopathic Healing Art|B. L. Hill
Drop on it at equal distances a small teaspoonful of currant jelly.
A Poetical Cook-Book|Maria J. Moss
Another remedy: give a teaspoonful of castor oil; next day give raw meat, dusted over with flowers of sulphur.
Our Cats and All About Them|Harrison Weir

A teaspoonful of it is said to be one of the very best emetics in croup.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley