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Definition of Spoonful
1. Noun. As much as a spoon will hold. "He added two spoons of sugar"
Definition of Spoonful
1. n. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
Definition of Spoonful
1. Noun. the amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spoonful
1. as much as a spoon can hold [n SPOONFULS or SPOONSFUL]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spoonful
Literary usage of Spoonful
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dr. Chase's Family Physician, Farrier, Bee-keeper, and Second Receipt Book by Alvin Wood Chase (1874)
"If the batter turns sour, stir in, just before using, a tea-spoonful of baking soda
... Warm '2 tumblers of sweet milk, containing 1 tea-spoonful of salt ..."
2. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy: and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1814)
"Boil a large carrot tender; then bruise it in a marble mortar, and mix with it
a spoonful of biscuit-powder, or three or four little sweet biscuits without ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"For several days a table-spoonful of lard and a cup of meal was the only ration,
but then again, on some days, our ration would consist of a loaf of wheat ..."
4. The Maternal Physician: A Treatise on the Nurture and Management of Infants by American matron (1811)
"To a child of two or three years old two tea-spoonsful, from four years and
upwards a table spoonful or more may be taken. The relief is immediate, ..."
5. The Cook's Own Book: Being a Complete Culinary Encyclopedia... With Numerous by N. K. M. Lee (1832)
"... with a tea-spoonful of salt, a table-spoonful of best grits, and an onion ;
set it on a slow fire, and when you have taken all the ..."
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