Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun the quantity that can be held in a mug.
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- noun as much as a
mug will contain
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- noun the quantity that can be held in a mug
Etymologies
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Examples
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Tip: Make the sugar syrup by putting equal quantities of sugar and water in a saucepan (say half a mugful ofeach) and leaving it over a very low heat until all the grains of sugar have dissolved.
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Hush Supper Club founder Geeta serves a mugful of aromatherapy that happens to taste divine.
Chai high Bonnie S. Benwick 2010
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When it was ready, she poured a mugful, took a deep breath, and brought it out to Nick.
Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010
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When it was ready, she poured a mugful, took a deep breath, and brought it out to Nick.
Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010
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At home, I usually put my leaves into the infuser of the iced tea machine and when I want hot tea, I just zap a mugful.
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When it was ready, she poured a mugful, took a deep breath, and brought it out to Nick.
Law of Attraction Allison Leotta 2010
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“It is,” said J.W. He poured himself a mugful of coffee.
Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
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I got dressed, staggered out to the kitchen, poured myself a mugful of black coffee, and took it into the living room.
Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
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“It is,” said J.W. He poured himself a mugful of coffee.
Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
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I got dressed, staggered out to the kitchen, poured myself a mugful of black coffee, and took it into the living room.
Third Strike Philip R. Craig 2007
yarb commented on the word mugful
Obviously a measure of liquid quantity. But this would also make a good adjective applicable to people and animals. It could mean something like "happily dumb" or "stupid but eager to please". E.g. "Oscar nodded mugfully when his mother-in-law asked him if he liked Stravinsky."
November 9, 2007