thimblefuln.

/ˈθɪmb(ə)lfʊl/

Etymology: < thimble n. + -ful suffix.

As much as a thimble will hold; hence, a small quantity, esp. of wine or spirits; a dram; also figurative of something immaterial.

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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 a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles

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

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1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 121 Take halfe a thimble full of Gunpowder.

1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 23 By eating by ounces, and drinking by thimble~fuls, they liue by drams.

1760 S. Foote Minor i. 46 Wou'd you take another thimbleful, Mrs. Cole?

1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Expostulatory Odes xi. 39 Now can't I give a thimblefull of praise.

1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars ii. 93 Cordials were..on special occasions dealt out in thimble~fuls.

1894 Helen M. Gougar in Voice (N.Y.) 31 May Anybody with a thimbleful of political or reform sense knows.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

单词	thimbleful
释义	thimblefuln. /ˈθɪmb(ə)lfʊl/ Etymology: < thimble n. + -ful suffix. As much as a thimble will hold; hence, a small quantity, esp. of wine or spirits; a dram; also figurative of something immaterial. 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 a receptacle > other vessels or receptacles fontfulc1405 shellfulc1450 eggshell-fula1475 cruseful1561 mangerful1600 thimbleful1607 hornful1610 vatful1632 flask1730 fanful1807 urnful1820 watch-glassful1830 thimble1841 eyeful1853 vaseful1856 kettleful1862 sink1868 sinkful1873 troughful1877 tankful1887 teapotful1895 walletful1909 the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount > specifically of something immaterial sparkc888 shredc1400 drop1576 scrap1607 particle1620 atom1626 morsel1779 thimbleful1789 glimmer1837 flicker1849 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 121 Take halfe a thimble full of Gunpowder. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. 23 By eating by ounces, and drinking by thimble~fuls, they liue by drams. 1760 S. Foote Minor i. 46 Wou'd you take another thimbleful, Mrs. Cole? 1789 ‘P. Pindar’ Expostulatory Odes xi. 39 Now can't I give a thimblefull of praise. 1888 A. Jessopp Coming of Friars ii. 93 Cordials were..on special occasions dealt out in thimble~fuls. 1894 Helen M. Gougar in Voice (N.Y.) 31 May Anybody with a thimbleful of political or reform sense knows. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online September 2020). < n.1607
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