Meaning of thumbload | Babel Free

Definitions

An amount equal to a thumb; a thumb's worth (of volume, pressure, etc).

Examples

“I have a whole thumbload of film.”

“[…] gathering a thumbload of fallen particles and pressed them into the tiny gap at one side of the grille, then smoothed it out, his thumb a trowel.”

“[…] if you have no honey, three thumbloads of sugar, and when the water boils, pour it slow till the fumes rise and make your mouth water.”

“I'm applying a thumbload of pressure.”

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