-
measure spirits and gunpowder,
which brought rise to the
phrase "just a
thimbleful".
Prostitutes used them in the
practice of thimble-knocking
where they...
- wrote, "Despite the
obviously mercenary nature of this sequel, there's a
thimbleful of
clever ideas at work here, most
notably in the way Allen's RoboSanta...
- 1957 Life
cover article in
which she was
quoted as
saying "It's only a
thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it
close to the microphone. But it is a...
- stew;
often an
indentation is made with the
thumb in
order to
bring up a
thimbleful of sauce.[citation needed] A type of
fermented bread,
kwanga or chikwangue...
- fast. I had no fuel
pressure in the last ten laps, and
ended up with a
thimbleful of gas at the finish."[citation needed] It was Ireland's only
World Championship...
-
traditional rights and
privileges of the
natives of our
islands for a mere
thimbleful of
votes in Congress, that we, the
lovers of
Hawaii from long ****ociation...
- With a
Fremen suit in good
working order, you won't lose more than a
thimbleful of
moisture a day". Due to its
scarcity on Arrakis,
water and its preservation...
- Velázquez
expert ... "Velázquez was a
painter who
measured out his
genius in
thimblefuls." His
output was so
small that,
depending on who's counting, Mr. Brown...
- However, a
series of
incidents reduces the
amount of
water available to a
thimbleful,
which Iznogoud touches when he
prepares to mend a tear in his clothes...
- add to the
charm to make a very
inviting book" (School Librarian) "A
Thimbleful of Thurber". (Los
Angeles Times)
Melissa Manchester was
nominated for...
