thimbleful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun as much as a thimble will hold
    thimble.

WordNet

Thim"ble*ful noun
Wordforms
plural Thimblefuls
Definitions
  1. As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.
    For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love. Dryden.

Webster 1913