Teaspoonful

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Teaspoonful \Tea"spoon`ful\ (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]l), n.; pl.
     {Teaspoonfuls} (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]lz) or {Teaspoonsful}.
     As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In
     cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is
     1/6 of a fluid ounce, or 1/3 of a tablespoonful. In cooking
     recipes it may be abbreviated as t.


  
     Note: In the 1890 dictionary, it was defined as a fluid dram
           or one quarter of a tablespoonful.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  teaspoonful
       n : as much as a teaspoon will hold [syn: {teaspoon}]