cupful
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English
Etymology
From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
cupful (plural cupfuls or cupsful)
- The amount necessary to fill a cup.
- Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.
- 1886 October – 1887 January, H Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
- But as things were it was manageable enough, and we did not ship a cupful of water.
- A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
Related terms
Translations
the amount necessary to fill a cup
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a half pint — see half-pint
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967