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spoon⋅ful

[spoon-fool]
–noun, plural -fuls.
1. as much as a spoon can hold.
2. a small quantity.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME sponeful. See spoon, -ful


See -ful.
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spoon·ful   (spōōn'fŏŏl')   
n.   pl. spoon·fuls
The amount that a spoon holds.
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