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coffeespoonful en · NOUN

Etymology

From coffeespoon + -ful.

Meanings

1. The amount that a coffee spoon will hold.
   • Potion against Gangrenous Thrush: two drachms of almond soap, dissolved in two ounces of mint-water, and two ounces of fennel-water, to which is added, half an ounce of syrup of marsh-mallow, and two drachms of carbonate of magnesia, triturated together in a marble mortar. Mode of exhibition: by coffeespoonsful during the day. 1844 October 19, M. Foy, anonymous translator, “A Select Practical Formulary, […]”, in The Medical Times: A Journal of English and Foreign Medicine, and Miscellany of Medical Affairs, volume XI, London: J. Angerstein Carfrae, […], published 1845, page 68, columns 2–3:
   • Place coffeespoonfuls of the spinach mixture along one long edge of the dough, leaving about a finger’s width between them. 1999, Thane Prince, “[Pasta and Rice] Ricotta and Spinach Ravioli with Tomato, Cream and Basil Sauce”, in Thane Prince’s Simply Good Food: 300 Recipes to Tempt You into the Kitchen, London: Headline Book Publishing, →ISBN, page 176:
   • In the Autumn of 1952, Dr. Walter Strathmeyer (Regensburg) created a considerable sensation with his “Paravita.” This researcher, who was born in 1900, demonstrated that it was possible to survive on a daily dose of 20 g. of the sweet brown fluid for weeks or even months! Two coffeespoonsful were taken morning, noon and night, and the calorie intake was only 20! 1992, Willy Schrödter, translated by Transcript, Ltd., “The Elixir of Life”, in A Rosicrucian Notebook: The Secret Sciences Used by Members of the Order, York Beach, Me.: Samuel Weiser, Inc., →ISBN, page 155:

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