Pl. cupfuls. [f. CUP sb. + -FUL.] As much as fills a cup.
a. 1400[?]. Morte Arth., 3379. Scho
Kaughte up a coppefulle.
1800. trans. Lagranges Chem., I. 302. The dose employed is about an ounce in two cupfuls of broth.
1834. Mrs. Carlyle, Lett., I. 6. A cupful of porridge, a few spoonfuls of tea.