fingerfuln.

Brit.

/ˈfɪŋɡəfʊl/, U.S.

/ˈfɪŋɡərˌfʊl/

Forms: see finger n. and -ful suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: finger n., -ful suffix.

Etymology: < finger n. + -ful suffix, probably after handful n.

A quantity held, scooped, or transferred using a single finger, or grasped between two fingers or between a finger and thumb; (hence) a small quantity (of something).

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the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand > finger and thumb

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fingerful1604

1604 J. Manning Complexions Castle xxiii. 11 If you can, get a fingerfull of liuerwoort, and first bruise it a little.

1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. II. xv. 229 One ‘finger-full’ being expended, another and another is applied.

1837 H. G. M. Chatterton Aunt Dorothy's Tale I. viii. 141 So great was his impatience, that, before his nose had half consumed the preceding fingerful, he dived again, and again, into the bottom of his gold box.

1889 H. Johnston Chron. Glenbuckie ii. 19 Just put a fingerfu' o' poother i' the pan.

1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean 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.

1958 Listener 13 Nov. 768/1 They put the final fingerful of colour on to our faces.

1968 H. C. Rae Few Small Bones ii. v. 114 He peeped out of the side window through a fingerful of curtain.

2005 E. Flock Me & Emma vi. 106 She quietly twists the lid off and holds it in front of me so I can get a fingerful. Peanut butter never tasted so good.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fingerful
释义	fingerfuln. Brit. /ˈfɪŋɡəfʊl/, U.S. /ˈfɪŋɡərˌfʊl/ Forms: see finger n. and -ful suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: finger n., -ful suffix. Etymology: < finger n. + -ful suffix, probably after handful n. A quantity held, scooped, or transferred using a single finger, or grasped between two fingers or between a finger and thumb; (hence) a small quantity (of something). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount speckc725 littleOE somethingc1200 lutewihtc1230 little whatc1384 ouncec1387 lap1393 smalla1400 modicumc1400 nekedc1400 spota1413 tinec1420 nieveful?a1425 handfulc1443 mouthful?c1450 smatchc1456 weec1480 quern1503 halfpennyworth1533 groatsworth1562 dram1566 shellful1578 trickle1580 snatch1592 sprinkling1594 fleck1598 snip1598 pittance1600 lick1603 fingerful1604 modicum1606 thimbleful1607 flash1614 dasha1616 pipa1616 pickle1629 drachm1635 cue1654 smack1693 starn1720 bit1753 kenning1787 minikin1787 tate1805 starnie1808 sprat1815 harl1821 skerrick1825 smallums1828 huckleberry1832 scrimp1840 thimble1841 smite1843 nattering1859 sensation1859 spurt1859 pauchlea1870 mention1891 sketch1894 sputterings1894 scrappet1901 titch1937 tad1940 skosh1959 smattering1973 the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand > finger and thumb pugil1576 pinch1583 fingerful1604 1604 J. Manning Complexions Castle xxiii. 11 If you can, get a fingerfull of liuerwoort, and first bruise it a little. 1788 W. Marshall Rural Econ. Yorks. II. xv. 229 One ‘finger-full’ being expended, another and another is applied. 1837 H. G. M. Chatterton Aunt Dorothy's Tale I. viii. 141 So great was his impatience, that, before his nose had half consumed the preceding fingerful, he dived again, and again, into the bottom of his gold box. 1889 H. Johnston Chron. Glenbuckie ii. 19 Just put a fingerfu' o' poother i' the pan. 1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean 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. 1958 Listener 13 Nov. 768/1 They put the final fingerful of colour on to our faces. 1968 H. C. Rae Few Small Bones ii. v. 114 He peeped out of the side window through a fingerful of curtain. 2005 E. Flock Me & Emma vi. 106 She quietly twists the lid off and holds it in front of me so I can get a fingerful. Peanut butter never tasted so good. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1604
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