des·sert·spoon

(dĭ-zûrt′spo͞on′)

A spoon intermediate in size between a tablespoon and a teaspoon, used for eating dessert.

des·sert′spoon′ful (-fo͝ol) n.

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dessertspoonful

(dɪˈzɜːtspuːnfʊl)

(Units) the quantity that a dessertspoon will hold

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dessertspoonful - as much as a dessert spoon will hold

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The captive had broken off the stalagmite, and upon the stump had placed a stone, wherein he had scooped a shallow hollow to catch the precious drop that fell once in every three minutes with the dreary regularity of a clock-tick -- a dessertspoonful once in four and twenty hours.

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