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thimbleful

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From thimble + -ful.

  1. As much as a thimble will hold.
  2. A small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits.

    “Just the tiniest thimbleful for me,” Annie said, overplaying it, I thought, since she lived on vodka.