Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The amount that a spoon holds.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun As much as a spoon contains.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to contain
- noun Hence, a small quantity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the
amount that aspoon will hold, eitherlevel orheaped
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun as much as a spoon will hold
Etymologies
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Examples
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The combination of the pickled cabbage, along with rice, minced pork, and pork chop on one spoonful, is amazing.
Downtown Lunch: Excellent Pork Chop House | Midtown Lunch: Downtown NYC 2008
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Until the very last spoonful is used up this jam shall be a reminder of this year's gorgeous Seattle summer, of my weekly trips to the market and a promise of next year's summer and the market season ahead.
Viv Cooks! 2006
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Until the very last spoonful is used up this jam shall be a reminder of this year's gorgeous Seattle summer, of my weekly trips to the market and a promise of next year's summer and the market season ahead.
Seattle Bon Vivant: 2005
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There is a piece of fruit in nearly every spoonful, which is a far cry from high fructose corn syrup laden offerings of competitors.
Archive 2008-06-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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There is a piece of fruit in nearly every spoonful, which is a far cry from high fructose corn syrup laden offerings of competitors.
Jams: Capturing Taste and Time Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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You can add one of four ingredients to help bind a vinaigrette; namely, a spoonful of mayonnaise, heavy cream, prepared mustard, or meat juices.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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You can add one of four ingredients to help bind a vinaigrette; namely, a spoonful of mayonnaise, heavy cream, prepared mustard, or meat juices.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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You can add one of four ingredients to help bind a vinaigrette; namely, a spoonful of mayonnaise, heavy cream, prepared mustard, or meat juices.
THE TANTE MARIE’S COOKING SCHOOL COOKBOOK MARY RISLEY 2003
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I knew that as soon as I read the words - 'spoonful" - 'stir" - -oven-.
The Mystery of the Spiteful Letters Blyton, Enid, 1898?-1968 1966
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"Nokehick, that is, a spoonful of parched meal with a spoonful of water, which will strengthen them to travel a day."
Memoirs of 30 Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Schoolcraft, H R 1851
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