[ noun ] as much as a teaspoon will hold <noun.quantity>
Teaspoonful \Tea"spoon`ful\ (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]l), n.; pl. {Teaspoonfuls} (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]lz) or {Teaspoonsful}. As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is 1/6 of a fluid ounce, or 1/3 of a tablespoonful. In cooking recipes it may be abbreviated as t.
Note: In the 1890 dictionary, it was defined as a fluid dram or one quarter of a tablespoonful. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fire department personnel calculated that seven drops to one teaspoonful of the pesticide would kill a 150-pound person.
Add one heaping teaspoonful of instant coffee, any good brand, to a cup of boiling hot water.