teaspoonful

/tee-spoon-fool/US // ˈti spunˌfʊl //

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Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural tea·spoon·fuls.
- : the amount a teaspoon can hold.
- : a volumetric measure equal to 1/6 fluid ounce; 1/3 tablespoonful. Abbreviations: t., tsp.

A teaspoonful of unslaked lime dissolved in a pint of warm water, shaken and given immediately.
Thin gruel, in teaspoonful doses, once in half an hour, is best.
Drop on it at equal distances a small teaspoonful of currant jelly.
Another remedy: give a teaspoonful of castor oil; next day give raw meat, dusted over with flowers of sulphur.
A teaspoonful of it is said to be one of the very best emetics in croup.