Associations to the word «Cupful»

Wiktionary

CUPFUL, noun. The amount necessary to make a cup full
CUPFUL, noun. A half pint, i.e. eight ounces

Dictionary definition

CUPFUL, noun. The quantity a cup will hold; "he drank a cup of coffee"; "he borrowed a cup of sugar".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats