"dessertful" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1926, The Journal of the Jamaica Agricultural Society - Volume 30, page 532",
          "text": "Mix a dessertful of syrup with a beaten egg and a full teacupful of milk.",
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          "ref": "1938, André Louis Simon, Hugh Johnson, Julian Jeffs, Wine and Food - Issues 17-24, page 106",
          "text": "Bake in a moderate oven for half an hour, more or less — depending on the size— then, keeping the breast hot, put the gravy into a saucepan, add a soupçon of Worcester Sauce, half a glass of Madeira or Port, and a dessertful of liquid mango chutney;",
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          "ref": "1970, John Gibson, Modern medicine for nurses, page 274",
          "text": "If poison has been swallowed (a) if he is conscious and the pharyngeal reflex is present, the fauces are stimulated with the finger or he is given salt water to drink (one dessertful of salt to a tumbler of water) to stimulate vomiting; (b) if he is unconscious, gastric lavage is performed; special care is required with old people, young children, people who have had abdominal operations, people who have swallowed a corrosive poison - strong acid or alkali.",
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  "etymology_text": "dessert + -ful",
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          "text": "As the guests digested it, some with incredulity, some with amusement barely concealed, Kathleen Berkeley's voice — harsh with embarrassment — was heard to say, \"What a dessertful delight.\"",
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          "ref": "1986, Bo Baker, The lift of love, page 51",
          "text": "Be that as it may, no amount of dessertful animal crackers, though they should jump through hoops, can ever truly satisfy the spiritual needs of a growing Christian!",
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        },
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