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cupful

cup·ful

UK/ˈkʌp̪fl̩/ uncommon

noun

1.

the quantity a cup will hold

  • “he drank a cup of coffee”
  • “he borrowed a cup of sugar”
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Origin

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

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