"cupsworth" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From cup + -s- + -worth. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|cup|-s-|-worth}} cup + -s- + -worth Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} cupsworth
  1. The quantity contained in a cup.

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          "ref": "1962, David V. Edwards, The Movement for Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament in Britain",
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