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Teacupful   Listen
noun
Teacupful  n.  (pl. teacupfuls)  As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Teacupful" Quotes from Famous Books



... dried beans, (cost six cents,) and quarter of a pound of salt pork, (cost four cents,) into two quarts of cold water; bring them to a boil, and boil them slowly for about twenty minutes; then put the beans, with about a teacupful of the water they were boiled in, into an open jar, season them with salt and pepper to taste, and one tablespoonful of molasses, (cost of seasoning one cent,) lay the pork on the top, and bake two hours, or longer. The dish ...
— Twenty-Five Cent Dinners for Families of Six • Juliet Corson



Words linked to "Teacupful" :   teacup, containerful



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