cupful
noun/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/
Etymology From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup + -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).
1
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
- Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.
- But as things were it was manageable enough, and we did not ship a cupful of water.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:
2
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
- Related terms
- breakfastcupful, coffeecupful, eggcupful, teacupful