stoupful
stoupful noun: enough to fill a stoup, or bucket.
Noun
stoupful (plural stoupfuls or stoupsful)
- Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket.
- A housekeeper was also forthcoming, who appears to have been picked up by the Colonel on Rutherglen Bridge under the most romantic circumstances, for she was then engaged fetching two stoupsful of water from the fountain to modify the strength of her father’s Highland whisky.1861 August 10, The Glasgow Herald, number 6733, page 2
Forms of stoupful
| plural | stoupfuls |
|---|---|
| plural | stoupsful |
Origin of stoupful
From stoup + -ful.
Questions about stoupful
- What does stoupful mean?
- Stoupful means enough to fill a stoup, or bucket.
- What part of speech is stoupful?
- Stoupful is a noun.
- What is the plural of stoupful?
- The plural of stoupful is stoupfuls.
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