skerrick

Unknown. Originally used in British dialect.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɛɹɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ɛɹɪk

skerrick (plural skerricks)

1. (now chiefly Australia, New Zealand) A very small amount or portion; the least bit.

   Synonyms: bit, fleck; see also Thesaurus:modicum

   • 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 131:

     He stood in front of Vonnie Kyle and his eyes examined hers with every skerrick of judgment he could muster.’

   • 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 117:

     When he reached this point in his madness, it disabled whatever skerrick of common sense he might have had even to save himself.

   • 2007 April, Kennedy Warne, “Blue Haven”, in National Geographic, section 74:

     "And all I can think is that they're seeing a crumb, a skerrick of what it once was".

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