saucerfuln.

Brit.

/ˈsɔːsəfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈsɔsərˌfʊl/,

/ˈsɑsərˌfʊl/

Forms: see saucer n. and adj. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saucer n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < saucer n. + -ful suffix.

As much as a saucer will hold; the contents of a saucer. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > a plate, saucer, or dish

dishfulc1320

saucerfulc1440

dish1600

platterful1611

plateful?c1625

trencherful1660

porringerful1675

tureenful1817

c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 3 (MED) Drynke þer-of at morne a saucerfull calde and at euen als mekil hate.

1684–6 J. Loraine Recipe Bk. (MS, Newcastle Univ. Libr.) f. 20 Add thearto a saserful of rosewate[r].

1852 E. C. Gaskell Cranford (1853) viii. 156 She..mixed a saucer-full for him, and put it down for him to lap.

1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 87 With a saucerful in each hand.

1917 D. F. Canfield Understood Betsy vi. 123 She herself ate three saucerfuls.

1927 T. E. Lawrence Let. 8 Sept. (1938) 536 You [sc. E. M. Forster] called your novel-book ‘a saucerful of last week's grapenuts’.

1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax viii. 77 A saucerful of margarine.

1973 K. Giles File on Death ii. 48 Here, sit at the table, and I'll give you a saucerful.

2002 Observer (Nexis) 16 June (Escape section) 9 A wine lovers' paradise with a superb list of wines available in 25cl decanters and dinky saucerfuls of food to go with them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).

单词	saucerful
释义	saucerfuln. Brit. /ˈsɔːsəfʊl/, U.S. /ˈsɔsərˌfʊl/, /ˈsɑsərˌfʊl/ Forms: see saucer n. and adj. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: saucer n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < saucer n. + -ful suffix. As much as a saucer will hold; the contents of a saucer. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills a receptacle > a plate, saucer, or dish dishfulc1320 saucerfulc1440 dish1600 platterful1611 plateful?c1625 trencherful1660 porringerful1675 tureenful1817 c1440 Liber de Diversis Med. 3 (MED) Drynke þer-of at morne a saucerfull calde and at euen als mekil hate. 1684–6 J. Loraine Recipe Bk. (MS, Newcastle Univ. Libr.) f. 20 Add thearto a saserful of rosewate[r]. 1852 E. C. Gaskell Cranford (1853) viii. 156 She..mixed a saucer-full for him, and put it down for him to lap. 1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner vii. 87 With a saucerful in each hand. 1917 D. F. Canfield Understood Betsy vi. 123 She herself ate three saucerfuls. 1927 T. E. Lawrence Let. 8 Sept. (1938) 536 You [sc. E. M. Forster] called your novel-book ‘a saucerful of last week's grapenuts’. 1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax viii. 77 A saucerful of margarine. 1973 K. Giles File on Death ii. 48 Here, sit at the table, and I'll give you a saucerful. 2002 Observer (Nexis) 16 June (Escape section) 9 A wine lovers' paradise with a superb list of wines available in 25cl decanters and dinky saucerfuls of food to go with them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022). < n.c1440
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