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fingerful|ˈfɪŋgəfʊl|
[f. finger n. + -ful.]
As much as can be held on one finger or between two fingers at one time; hence, a small quantity (of something).
1889H. Johnston Chrons. Glenbuckie ii. 19 Just put a fingerfu' o' poother i' the pan. 1923U. L. Silberrad Lett. J. Armiter vi. 138 At first I could get them to do nothing more than suck a finger; and it is quite hopeless to try to get enough milk into them by finger-fulls. 1958Listener 13 Nov. 768/1 They put the final fingerful of colour on to our faces. 1968H. C. Rae Few Small Bones ii. v. 114 He peeped out of the side window through a fingerful of curtain. |