"coffeecupful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coffeecupfuls [plural], coffeecupsful [plural]
Etymology: From coffeecup + -ful. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|coffeecup|ful|pos=noun}} coffeecup + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|+|coffeecupsful}} coffeecupful (plural coffeecupfuls or coffeecupsful)
  1. As much as a coffee cup will hold.
    Sense id: en-coffeecupful-en-noun-qCgodGzW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful

Inflected forms

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