cupful
noun/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/
Etymology
From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).
- inherited from copful
Definitions
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
- Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.
- But as things were it was manageable enough, and we did not ship a cupful of water.
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
The neighborhood
- neighborbreakfastcupful
- neighborcoffeecupful
- neighboreggcupful
- neighborteacupful
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for cupful. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA