thimbleful

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thimbleful
    n 1: as much as a thimble will hold [syn: {thimble},
         {thimbleful}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thimbleful \Thim"ble*ful\, n.; pl. {Thimblefuls}.
   As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.
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         For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love.
                                                  --Dryden.
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