thimbleful
/ˈθɪmb(ə)lfʊl
/ /ˈθɪmb(ə)lf(ə)l/noun (plural thimblefuls)
A small quantity of liquid, especially alcohol: a thimbleful of brandy...
- There will also be plenty of Glaswegian humour, a thimbleful of alcohol or two, and not a Hooray Henry in sight.
- Matron allowed me to come too, for a while, to watch, pirouette around and drink a thimbleful of ginger wine.
- She says, ‘Mother had always been a binge drunker, not touching a thimbleful for weeks or months when she'd gotten her gullet full.’
Synonyms
bit, spot, dram, nip, drop, splash;
little, some, small amount
Scottish informal scoosh