Fingertipful

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The amount of a substance that covers a person's fingertip.

    "The good Fathers coming into the chapel to evening Benediction, securing liberal fingertipsful of holy water, as was their pious wont, and—disaster."

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"The good Fathers coming into the chapel to evening Benediction, securing liberal fingertipsful of holy water, as was their pious wont, and—disaster."

Etymology

From fingertip + -ful.

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