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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation teaspoon
  • abbreviation teaspoonful

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Examples

  • Add 6 cups chicken broth, 1 pound shredded potatoes, ½ tsp. dried thyme, 1 bay leaf, ⅛ tsp.

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • Worcestershire sauce or more to taste, ½ tsp. sugar, and salt and pepper to taste.

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • ½ tsp. salt fresh ground pepper plenty of fine dry bread crumbs at least 1 cup on a plate vegetable or olive oil

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • Note: Winnie says some folks like to add 1 tsp. cinnamon, but I don’t think she approves of this.

    Starting from Scratch Susan Gilbert-Collins 2010

  • Put a small amount of dark karo syrup such as 1 tsp. in the baby’s bottle.

    The Gallagher Guide To The Baby Years Stephanie Gallagher 2004

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