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tablespoonful

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tablespoonful [′tā·bəl¦spün‚fu̇l]
(mechanics)
A unit of volume used particularly in cookery, equal to 4 fluid drams or ½ fluid ounce; in the United States this is equal to approximately 14.7868 cubic centimeters, in the United Kingdom to approximately 14.2065 cubic centimeters. Abbreviated tbsp.
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Some of the less important dailies give one a tablespoonful of a continued story every day; it is strung across the bottom of the page, in the French fashion.
A Tramp Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
He drew from his pocket a little phial and poured into a wine-glass which stood on a table by the side of the bed, half a dozen drops of some ruby-coloured liquid, to which he added a tablespoonful of water.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
It has been inside the book ever since--and--and--this is what is such a marvel to me, the knife only went in a couple of inches at most, just under her left breast, and there wasn't more than half a tablespoonful of blood altogether, not more.
The Idiot by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
 
 
 
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