Meaning of coffeecupful | Babel Free

Definitions

As much as a coffee cup will hold.

Examples

“[…]when the sirup begins to boil, add about a coffee-cupful of orange-flower water, and after it has boiled up two or three times, take it from the fire;”

“Draught with half a grain of opium: to drink through the day four coffeecupfuls of the following solution:—[…]”

“Two coffeecupsful brown sugar, / One coffeecupful butter, / One coffeecupful sweet milk,[…].”

“Three coffeecupsful of four, the same quantity of white sugar, nine eggs and one lemon.”

“A coffeecupful of new milk, and one of water, the beaten yelks of three eggs, a teaspoonful of sugar, one of salt, four tablespoonfuls of potato yeast, and sifted flour to make quite a stiff batter.”

“When the timer goes off, rush down in your towel, taste the pasta and, when it’s ready, drain it, reserving a coffeecupful of water.”

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