skerrick
(originally, UK, dialectal, now, chiefly, Australia, NZ, chiefly in the negative) A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(originally, UK, dialectal, now, chiefly, Australia, NZ, chiefly in the negative) A very small amount or portion; the least bit.
From the crate beneath him, Reed fished up a can of aerated mineral water. A label said it had been treated according to most scrupulous hygienic standards. It had been filtered through porcelain and centrifuged until every last skerrick…
Origin: , possibly a variant of scuddick, possibly related to scud, scud; further etymology unknown. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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