What does coffeecupful mean?
Coffeecupful means As much as a coffee cup will hold..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
As much as a coffee cup will hold..
[…]when the sirup begins to boil, add about a coffee-cupful of orange-flower water, and after it has boiled up two or three times, take it from the fire;
Draught with half a grain of opium: to drink through the day four coffeecupfuls of the following solution:—[…]
Two coffeecupsful brown sugar, / One coffeecupful butter, / One coffeecupful sweet milk,[…].
Three coffeecupsful of four, the same quantity of white sugar, nine eggs and one lemon.
A coffeecupful of new milk, and one of water, the beaten yelks of three eggs, a teaspoonful of sugar, one of salt, four tablespoonfuls of potato yeast, and sifted flour to make quite a stiff batter.
When the timer goes off, rush down in your towel, taste the pasta and, when it’s ready, drain it, reserving a coffeecupful of water.
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Coffeecupful means As much as a coffee cup will hold..
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[…]when the sirup begins to boil, add about a coffee-cupful of orange-flower water, and after it has boiled up two or three times, take it from the fire;
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