spoonful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

spoonful
    n 1: as much as a spoon will hold; "he added two spoons of
         sugar" [syn: {spoon}, {spoonful}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Spoonful \Spoon"ful\ (-f[.u]l), n.; pl. {Spoonfuls} (-f[.u]lz).
   1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to
      contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.
      [1913 Webster]