smitch

American  

[smich] / smɪtʃ /

noun

Informal.

1. smidgen.

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Etymology

Origin of smitch

First recorded in 1830–40; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

Astonished by the smitch of dust from their own files, Prosecutor Courtney's lawyers wired Hollywood police to snatch Convict Bioff from his Hollywoodland palace on Santa Monica Boulevard, head him back toward prison.

From Time Magazine Archive

British, Canadian and Swedish Governments, were only a smitch under the old high rates.

From Time Magazine Archive

That wery brea'th that I cut an' sewed myself, out of my own rags, an' not a smitch of your'n in it, an' hadn't much more'n just got laid down ready for winter.

From The Brass Bound Box by Horne, Diantha W.

"Lunch is gone, every smitch of it!" said Kit.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

"But Ah hez t' have a smitch of somethin' like-ez-how Miss Bob hez fer her shoulders, cuz my neck's gettin' scrawny now."

From Polly of Pebbly Pit by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth