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skerrick
[ sker-ik ]
/ ˈskɛr ɪk /
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noun Australian.
a small piece or quantity; a bit: Not even a skerrick of cake was left.
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Origin of skerrick
First recorded in 1820–30; origin uncertain
Words nearby skerrick
skep, skepful, skeptic, skeptical, skepticism, skerrick, skerry, sket, sketch, sketchable, sketchbook
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British Dictionary definitions for skerrick
skerrick
/ (ˈskɛrɪk) /
noun
US, Australian and NZ a small fragment or amount (esp in the phrase not a skerrick)
Word Origin for skerrick
C20: northern English dialect, probably of Scandinavian origin
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