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Definition of Teacupsful
1. teacupful [n] - See also: teacupful
Lexicographical Neighbors of Teacupsful
Literary usage of Teacupsful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Resources of the Southern Fields and Forests, Medical, Economical, and by Francis Peyre Porcher (1869)
"... prescribed from two to three teacupsful of this daily. This medicine is a
slightly aromatic bitter; its efficiency is nearly uniform in scrofulous ..."
2. Out-door Papers by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1863)
"On rising from these rather un- refreshing slumbers, I performed my morning
ablutions with the aid of some three teacupsful of dusty water, ..."
3. Out-door Papers by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1886)
"On rising from these rather un- refreshing slumbers, I performed my morning
ablutions with the aid of some three teacupsful of dusty water, ..."
4. Out-door Papers by Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1886)
"On rising from these rather un- refreshing slumbers, I performed my morning
ablutions with the aid of some three teacupsful of dusty water, ..."
5. Mysteries and Miseries of America's Great Cities: Embracing New York by James William Buel (1883)
"I drank two teacupsful of soap grease, which proved an emetic that saved my life.
" After I recovered, my husband continually upbraided me on my ..."
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