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单词 thumbful
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thumbfuln.

/ˈθʌmfʊl/
Etymology: < thumb n. + -ful suffix.
As much as a thumb can hold.
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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 > thumb
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1930 E. Pound Draft of XXX Cantos xxii. 109 He..pulled out his snuff-box, And sniffed up a thumb-full.
1957 T. Sturgeon in D. Knight 100 Years Sci. Fiction (1969) 125 Slim lifted the paper out of the box,..riffled a thumbful of the sheets at the top.
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