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thimblesful

thimblesful is the plural of thimbleful.

Meaning of thimbleful

Noun

thimbleful (plural thimblefuls or thimblesful)

  1. As much as a thimble will hold.
  2. (broadly) 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.1988, Edmund White, chapter 4, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994

Questions about thimblesful

What is thimblesful the plural of?
Thimblesful is the plural of thimbleful.

Words near thimblesful in the dictionary

  1. thimbleriggers
  2. thimbleriggery
  3. thimblerigging
  4. thimblerigs
  5. thimbles
  6. thimblesful
  7. thimblette
  8. thimbleweed
  9. thimbleweeds
  10. thimbling
  11. Thimbu

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