wineglassful

American  

[wahyn-glas-fool, -glahs-] / ˈwaɪn glæsˌfʊl, -glɑs- /

noun

plural

wineglassfuls

1. the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.

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Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of wineglassful

First recorded in 1815–25; wineglass + -ful

Example Sentences

It is not the quality of the whole, but of the last small wineglassful.

From Time Magazine Archive

This oil may be taken remedially in doses of from half to one drop rubbed up with some powdered white sugar, and mixed with a wineglassful of hot water.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

From half to one ounce of the herb may be boiled in eight fluid ounces of water, and a small wineglassful be taken for a dose twice or three times a day.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Dose: A wineglassful twice a day for two weeks or a month previous to expected confinement, for the purpose of rendering parturition, or childbirth, more easy.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous

He caused the two legs to debouch into the baling-dish, and watched eagerly for half an hour, at the end of which period about a wineglassful was collected.

From Philosopher Jack by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)