cupful
English
Etymology
From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).
Noun
cupful (plural cupfuls or cupsful)
- The amount necessary to make a cup full
- Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.
- A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
Translations
the amount necessary to make a cup full
a half pint — see half-pint
References
- Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967
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