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单词 dipperful
释义

dipperful

English

Etymology

From dipper + -ful.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɪpəfʊl/

Noun

dipperful (plural dipperfuls or dippersful)

  1. (US) As much as a dipper will hold; a cupful.
    • 1907, Mark Twain, Christian Science, New York: Harper & Bros., Book 1, Chapter 3, p. 28,
      I took up the Christian Science book and read half of it, then took a dipperful of drench and read the other half.
    • 2007 February 3, “A Rare Bill in Congress”, in New York Times:
      Earmarks — those undebated dipperfuls of taxpayer-financed contracts that tripled under the Republicans — will undoubtedly return in the new budget.
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