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thimbleful
thimbleful (ˈθɪmb(ə)lfʊl) [f. thimble + -ful.] As much as a thimble will hold; hence, a small quantity, esp. of wine or spirits; a dram; also fig. of something immaterial.1607 Markham Caval. ii. (1617) 120 Take halfe a thimble⁓ful of Gunpowder. 1622 Mabbe tr. Aleman's Guzman d'Alf. i. 23 By eating b... Oxford English Dictionary
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thimbleful
thimbleful/-ful; -ˌfʊl/ nvery small quantity, esp of liquid to drink 微量（尤指饮料的） Just a thimbleful of sherry, please. 劳驾, 来一点点雪利酒. 牛津英汉双解词典
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The Wonderful O
typical Thurberian wit" (London Review of Books) "The period coloured illustrations add to the charm to make a very inviting book" (School Librarian) "A Thimbleful wikipedia.org
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Thimble
In the early modern period, thimbles were used to measure spirits and gunpowder, which brought rise to the phrase "just a thimbleful". wikipedia.org
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Brendan Phelan
"Paddy's Walk to China" has been recorded by Tim Dennehy on A Thimbleful of Song. wikipedia.org
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thimble
thimble, n. (ˈθɪmb(ə)l) Forms: α. 1 þ{yacu}mel, 5–6 thymelle, -yl(le, thymle, themel, -elle, -yl(le, (5 thomelle, timmele), 9 dial. thimmel. β. 5 thymbyl(l, thomble, 6 thymble, -bel(l, -bil(l, thumble, (tymble), 6–7 thimbell, 6– thimble. [OE. þ{yacu}mel, f. þ{uacu}ma thumb + -el, -le, suffix forming... Oxford English Dictionary
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Alice Kamokilaikawai Campbell
opponent of Hawaiian statehood, arguing that Hawaiians should not "forfeit the traditional rights and privileges of the natives of our islands for a mere thimbleful January 1946, Campbell testified:I do not feel [...] we should forfeit the traditional rights and privileges of the natives of our islands for a mere thimbleful wikipedia.org
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spilling
▪ I. ˈspilling, vbl. n.1 [f. spill v. + -ing1.] † 1. The action of destroying, spoiling, or marring.a 1122 O.E. Chron. (Laud MS.) an. 999, Ne beheold hit nan þing..buton folces ᵹeswinc & feos spilling. c 1440 Promp. Parv. 469 Spyllynge, or lesynge or schendynge, confusio, deperdicio. 1496 Acc. Ld. H... Oxford English Dictionary
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Sally and Marsha
Impossible, alas; but Miss Pearson does give us a handful of funny lines, a thimbleful of touching moments, and a tiny peephole on what may become a valid wikipedia.org
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teetotalist
teeˈtotalist Now rare. [f. as prec. + -ist.] = teetotaller.1840 Fraser's Mag. XXI. 154 It joins the Teetotalists, and avoids a thimbleful of alcohol. 1865 Pall Mall G. 25 Nov. 9 Is Mr. Wood the builder not a teetotalist, but a firm and sensible man? So teeˈtotalize v. trans., to convert to teetotali... Oxford English Dictionary
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Joseph Byrd
Byrd's 1962 Carnegie Hall recital was reviewed in prominent publications including The New York Times, which described the concert as a "thimbleful of wikipedia.org
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Moonshine in popular culture
referred to as the "cement pond") and refers to the product as rheumatism medicine and as an ingredient in her "spring tonic" and claims to drink only a thimbleful wikipedia.org
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squib
▪ I. squib, n. (skwɪb) Forms: 6 squyb(e, sqwybe (skwybe, skuybe, scuibe, skybb), 7 squybb, 6–7 squibb(e (7 sqib, squip), 6– squib. [Of obscure origin; perh. intended as imitative of an explosive sound.] 1. a. A common species of firework, in which the burning of the composition is usually terminated... Oxford English Dictionary
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些微
【些微】xiēwēi[thimbleful] 极少量,一点儿因取我是个些微有知识的,方给我这帖子。――《红楼梦》 新华字典
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Postage stamps and postal history of Ryukyu Islands
A Study of Major Errors of the Ryukyu Islands, plus a thimbleful of history. State College, PA.: American Philatelic Society, 1965 24p. wikipedia.org
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