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measuring cup definition

measuring cup

  1. a standard cup, usually one holding either 8 oz or 16 oz, with marks to show fractional amounts and with a lip for pouring, used to measure ingredients in cooking, esp. liquid ingredients
  2. a cup for measuring dry ingredients, usually part of a set in graduated sizes including one cup () and , , and of this

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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