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saucerful|ˈsɔːsəfʊl|
[f. saucer n. + -ful.]
As much as fills a saucer. Also, the contents of a saucer, and fig.
1852Mrs. Gaskell Cranford (1853) viii. 156 She..mixed a saucer-full for him, and put it down for him to lap. 1860O. W. Holmes Elsie V. vii. 87 With a saucerful in each hand. 1917D. Canfield Understood Betsy vi. 123 She herself ate three saucerfuls. 1927[see grape-nuts s.v. grape n.1 9]. 1944M. Laski Love on Supertax viii. 77 A saucerful of margarine. 1973K. Giles File on Death ii. 48 Here, sit at the table, and I'll give you a saucerful. |