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wineglassful
CIDE DICTIONARY
wineglassful,
As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass. It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four tablespoonfuls. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
wineglassful, n. (pl. -fuls)
1 the capacity of a wineglass, esp. of the size used for sherry, as a measure of liquid, about four tablespoons.
2 the contents of a wineglass.
1 the capacity of a wineglass, esp. of the size used for sherry, as a measure of liquid, about four tablespoons.
2 the contents of a wineglass.
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