scoopful

[ skoop-fool ]

noun

, plural scoop·fuls.

1. the amount that a scoop can hold.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scoopful¹

First recorded in 1715–25; scoop + -ful

Example Sentences

Then a scoopful from this pile gets "periodically" taken to the start of the sorting process.

From BBC

“Four should be plenty. Red ones. And get two scoopfuls of those chickadees.”

From Literature

“What ostensibly sank into the harbor? Is it more concentrated than your average scoopful of black mayonnaise?’

From New York Times

He runs to get a scoopful of water and tries to hit Arwin.

From Literature

Conversation was drowned out by a growling loader machine that carried scoopfuls outside to a waiting dump truck.

From Seattle Times