What does spoonful mean?
Spoonful means The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped..
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/ˈspuːnfəl/ · noun
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped..
But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
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Spoonful means The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped..
Common synonyms include spoon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But Richmond[…]appeared to lose himself in his own reflections. Some pickled crab, which he had not touched, had been removed with a damson pie; and his sister saw[…]that he had eaten no more than a spoonful of that either.
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