teaspoonful

[tee-spoon-fool]

tea·spoon·ful

[tee-spoon-fool]
noun, plural tea·spoon·fuls.
1.
the amount a teaspoon can hold.
2.
a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce (4.9 ml); 1/3 tablespoonful. Abbreviation: t., tsp.

Origin:
1725–35; teaspoon + -ful

half-tea·spoon·ful, adjective, noun


See -ful.

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teaspoonful

noun
as much as a teaspoon will hold [syn: teaspoon
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