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单词 nibful
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nibfuln.

Brit. /ˈnɪbfʊl/, U.S. /ˈnɪbˌfʊl/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nib n.1, -ful suffix.
Etymology: < nib n.1 + -ful suffix.
rare.
As much (ink) as a nib can hold; (also figurative) a small amount of writing.
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1930 V. Woolf Writer's Diary 29 Apr. (1953) 158 I have just finished, with this very nib-ful of ink, the last sentence of The Waves.
1997 Guardian (Nexis) 28 June 14 What I really wanted to do was send in a little piece by David Gray... Perhaps, even, a nibful of Cardus or a more recent carafe of Keating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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