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dessertspoonful

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des⋅sert⋅spoon⋅ful

[di-zurt-spoon-fool]
–noun, plural -fuls.
as much as a dessertspoon can hold: 2 1/2 fluid drams.

Origin:
1870–75; dessertspoon + -ful


See -ful.
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des·sert·spoon   (dĭ-zûrt'spōōn')   
n.  A spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used for eating dessert.
des·sert'spoon'ful (-fŏŏl) n.
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