cupful

Etymology

From Middle English copful, copfull, cupfulle, cuppefulle, equivalent to cup +‎ -ful. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Kopful (“cupful”), West Frisian kopfol (“cupful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʌp̪fʊl/

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Noun

cupful (plural cupfuls or cupsful)

1. The amount necessary to fill a cup.

   Add a cupful of milk to the sauce.

   • 1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC:

     But as things were it was manageable enough, and we did not ship a cupful of water.

2. A half pint, i.e. eight ounces

References

• “cupful” in Webster’s Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary: Based on Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, 7th edition, Springfield, Mass.: G[eorge] & C[harles] Merriam, 1963 (1967 printing), →OCLC.