"saucerful" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: saucerfuls [plural], saucersful [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English saucerful, saucerfull, sauserful, sawcyr full; equivalent to saucer + -ful. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|saucerful}} Middle English saucerful, {{suffix|en|saucer|ful|pos=noun}} saucer + -ful Head templates: {{en-noun|s|saucersful}} saucerful (plural saucerfuls or saucersful)
  1. As much as a saucer will hold. Translations (as much as a saucer will hold): lán sásair [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-saucerful-en-noun-uU8JyCp7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'as much as a saucer will hold': 95 5
  2. The contents of a saucer.
    Sense id: en-saucerful-en-noun-mwQcY8qC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns suffixed with -ful Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English nouns suffixed with -ful: 47 53

Inflected forms

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