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wineglassful

[ wahyn-glas-fool, -glahs- ]

noun

plural wineglassfuls.
  1. the capacity of a wineglass, typically containing four to six fluid ounces.


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Spelling Note

See -ful.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of wineglassful1

First recorded in 1815–25; wineglass + -ful
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Example Sentences

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Early recipes were most likely cribbed from Isabella Beeton’s 1861 “Book of Household Management,†which included instructions for curried beef, doused with a “wineglassful†of beer, and curried veal, with an addendum of fried apples.

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When the quantity of morphine has not exceeded four grains daily it should be stopped at once, as stated above, and Avena given in its stead in fifteen-drop doses, four times a day, in a wineglassful of hot water.

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"Would--would a wineglassful do any harm?"

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Withdrawing the stopper, paying no attention to the statement on the label, she poured out nearly a wineglassful, which she instantly swallowed, coupling with it, as it were, a somewhat gruesome sentiment.

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Season with salt, pepper, and a wineglassful of sherry.

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