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teaspoon definition

tea·spoon (tē′spo̵̅o̅n′)

noun

  1. a spoon for stirring tea, coffee, etc. and for eating some soft foods
  2. a spoon used as a measuring unit in cookery, equal to about of a tablespoon or about 1 fluid drams: abbrev. tsp
  3. teaspoonful

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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