skerrick

skerrick
Noun. A small amount. Cf. 'skerret'.

English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.

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  • skerrick — noun A very small amount or portion, particularly used in the negative and chiefly in British and Australian English. And all I can think is that theyre seeing a crumb, a skerrick of what it once was …   Wiktionary

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  • skerrick — n. (usu. with neg.) US & Austral. colloq. the smallest bit (not a skerrick left). Etymology: N.Engl. dial.; orig. uncert …   Useful english dictionary

  • Skerrick — an immeasurably small quantity …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • skerrick — Australian Slang an immeasurably small quantity …   English dialects glossary

  • skerrick — [ skɛrɪk] noun [usu. with negative] Austral./NZ informal the smallest bit. Origin C19 (also as Engl. sl. term meaning halfpenny ): of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • skerrick — sker·rick …   English syllables

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