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tea·spoon·ful (t

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n. pl. tea·spoon·fuls Abbr. t. or tsp.

The amount that a teaspoon can hold.

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teaspoonful - as much as a teaspoon will hold

containerful - the quantity that a container will hold

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She gave Tom a teaspoonful and watched with the deepest anxiety for the result.

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My companion's pocket-flask of sherry has about a teaspoonful of wine left in the bottom of it.

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