skerrickn.

Brit.

/ˈskɛrɪk/, U.S.

/ˈskɛrɪk/, Australian English

/ˈskerɪk/

Forms: Also skerrik, Scottish skourick; 1800s scurrick, skirrack, skirrick, skurrick.

Etymology: Origin uncertain: compare scuddick n.

Now chiefly Australian colloquial (originally dialect).

†1. (See quot. 1823) Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) Scurrick, a half~penny. Cant.

2. A small amount; a small fragment; the slightest bit. Usually in neg. contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount

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1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) I care nae a skourick.

1841 R. W. Hamilton Nugæ Lit. 359 Skerrick, the smallest thing or fraction. ‘Not a skerrick remaining.’ ‘Not worth a skerrick.’

1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 104 Nay, aal nut give a skurrick mair.

1863 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. 14 A son ov hiz woddant gie a skirrick a nowt ta noabdy.

1873 Halifax Orig. Illuminated Clock Almanack 11 He cooarted a lass 'at didn't care a skirrack fur him.

1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 135 You shan't use a scurrick of anything that belongs to me.

1916 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Mar. 47/1 Nothing found at all of them? Not a skerrick.

1931 I. L. Idriess Lasseter's Last Ride xxv. 205 Half a goanna's tail, the long thin end with not a skerrick of meat on it.

1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xxv. 269 These wadless blokes of the Never-Never have to pay road, car, petrol, State, Federal and Unemployment Relief taxes, and never get a skerrick in exchange.

1947 H. Drake-Brockman Fatal Days 116 Eddie had rushed off without leaving a skerrick of kindling; he often did.

1962 A. Upfield Will of Tribe i. 13 ‘And no tracks..you said.’ ‘Not a skerrik of a track.’

1969 D. Clark Nobody's Perfect v. 139 ‘Any luck?’ ‘Not a skerrick,’ said Green.

1972 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 18 Aug. 5/2 The felon was made to pick up every skerrick of refuse.

1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds vii. 143 If I had paid you a skerrick of attention it would have been all over Gilly in record time.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	skerrick
释义	skerrickn. Brit. /ˈskɛrɪk/, U.S. /ˈskɛrɪk/, Australian English /ˈskerɪk/ Forms: Also skerrik, Scottish skourick; 1800s scurrick, skirrack, skirrick, skurrick. Etymology: Origin uncertain: compare scuddick n. Now chiefly Australian colloquial (originally dialect). †1. (See quot. 1823) Obsolete. ΚΠ 1823 P. Egan Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (rev. ed.) Scurrick, a half~penny. Cant. 2. A small amount; a small fragment; the slightest bit. Usually in neg. contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount speckc725 littleOE somethingc1200 lutewihtc1230 little whatc1384 ouncec1387 lap1393 smalla1400 modicumc1400 nekedc1400 spota1413 tinec1420 nieveful?a1425 handfulc1443 mouthful?c1450 smatchc1456 weec1480 quern1503 halfpennyworth1533 groatsworth1562 dram1566 shellful1578 trickle1580 snatch1592 sprinkling1594 fleck1598 snip1598 pittance1600 lick1603 fingerful1604 modicum1606 thimbleful1607 flash1614 dasha1616 pipa1616 pickle1629 drachm1635 cue1654 smack1693 starn1720 bit1753 kenning1787 minikin1787 tate1805 starnie1808 sprat1815 harl1821 skerrick1825 smallums1828 huckleberry1832 scrimp1840 thimble1841 smite1843 nattering1859 sensation1859 spurt1859 pauchlea1870 mention1891 sketch1894 sputterings1894 scrappet1901 titch1937 tad1940 skosh1959 smattering1973 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. (at cited word) I care nae a skourick. 1841 R. W. Hamilton Nugæ Lit. 359 Skerrick, the smallest thing or fraction. ‘Not a skerrick remaining.’ ‘Not worth a skerrick.’ 1859 W. Dickinson Gloss. Words & Phrases Cumberland 104 Nay, aal nut give a skurrick mair. 1863 ‘T. Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Foaks' Ann. 14 A son ov hiz woddant gie a skirrick a nowt ta noabdy. 1873 Halifax Orig. Illuminated Clock Almanack 11 He cooarted a lass 'at didn't care a skirrack fur him. 1890 J. D. Robertson Gloss. Words County of Gloucester 135 You shan't use a scurrick of anything that belongs to me. 1916 Bulletin (Sydney) 16 Mar. 47/1 Nothing found at all of them? Not a skerrick. 1931 I. L. Idriess Lasseter's Last Ride xxv. 205 Half a goanna's tail, the long thin end with not a skerrick of meat on it. 1936 F. Clune Roaming round Darling xxv. 269 These wadless blokes of the Never-Never have to pay road, car, petrol, State, Federal and Unemployment Relief taxes, and never get a skerrick in exchange. 1947 H. Drake-Brockman Fatal Days 116 Eddie had rushed off without leaving a skerrick of kindling; he often did. 1962 A. Upfield Will of Tribe i. 13 ‘And no tracks..you said.’ ‘Not a skerrik of a track.’ 1969 D. Clark Nobody's Perfect v. 139 ‘Any luck?’ ‘Not a skerrick,’ said Green. 1972 South China Morning Post (Hong Kong) 18 Aug. 5/2 The felon was made to pick up every skerrick of refuse. 1977 C. McCullough Thorn Birds vii. 143 If I had paid you a skerrick of attention it would have been all over Gilly in record time. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1823
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