A quantity held, scooped, or transferred using a single finger, or grasped between two fingers or between a finger and thumb; (hence) a small quantity (of something).
Origin
Early 17th century. From finger + -ful, probably after handful.
Definition of fingerful in US English:
fingerful
nounˈfɪŋɡəfʊl
A quantity held, scooped, or transferred using a single finger, or grasped between two fingers or between a finger and thumb; (hence) a small quantity (of something).
Origin
Early 17th century. From finger + -ful, probably after handful.