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thimbleful

noun

As much as a thimble will hold.

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Meanings

nounthimbleful (plural thimblefuls or thimblesful)

plural thimblefuls · plural thimblesful

As much as a thimble will hold.
broadlyA 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounas much as a thimble will hold

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Origin

From thimble + -ful.

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Translations

Finnish sormustimellinen, fingerporillinen

sormustimellinenas much as a thimble will hold
fingerporillinena small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits

Hungarian gyűszűnyi

gyűszűnyias much as a thimble will hold

Irish lán méaracáin

lán méaracáinas much as a thimble will hold

Russian напёрсток, напёрсток

напёрсток (napjórstok)as much as a thimble will hold
напёрсток (napjórstok)a small amount of liquid, especially alcoholic spirits

Spanish dedal

dedalas much as a thimble will hold

Cite this entry

APA

thimbleful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleful

MLA

“thimbleful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleful. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thimbleful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thimbleful.

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