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A little tin with fly in it
Answer for the clue "A little tin with fly in it ", 7 letters:
smidgen
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Word definitions for smidgen in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A very small quantity or amount. n. A very small quantity or amount.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1845, perhaps from Scottish smitch "very small amount; small insignificant person" (1822). Compare Northumbrian dialectal smiddum "small particle of lead ore" (1821).
Usage examples of smidgen.
The only pieces of pork left were ends and gristly bits, the broccoli was all gone and there was only a smidgen of potato.
Believing that Zeus, or Odin, or Shiva could find themselves on the cosmic whoopee cushion every now and then just like Uncle Cheng probably made the night seem a little less dark, the vastness of space and time a smidgen less overbearing.