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cupsworth

cupsworth noun: the quantity contained in a cup.

Noun

cupsworth

  1. The quantity contained in a cup.
    • [T]he Campaign, expecting some 50,000 to march down Whitehall to Trafalagar Square Easter Monday, printed 25,000 copies of a pamphlet of advice to marchers and ordered for snacks a ton of cheese, 120,000 cupsworth of tea, three tons of chocolate, 4 tons of fruit, and 5000 hot cross buns, as well as...1962, David V. Edwards, The Movement for Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament in Britain
    • Coarse-to-fine grind selector, "Stay-Fresh" container that holds up to 9 oz. coffee beans, and measure for up to 12-cupsworth of coffee beans. Shown in "marigold, " comes also in "tangerine" and in white. $50.1977, House & Garden

Origin of cupsworth

From cup + -s- + -worth.

Questions about cupsworth

What does cupsworth mean?
Cupsworth means the quantity contained in a cup.
What part of speech is cupsworth?
Cupsworth is a noun.

Words near cupsworth in the dictionary

  1. cupsonas
  2. cupster
  3. cupsters
  4. cupstone
  5. cupstones
  6. cupsworth
  7. cupuassu
  8. cupuaçu
  9. cupula
  10. cupulae
  11. cupular

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