skerrick
[ sker-ik ]
/ ˈskɛr ɪk /
noun Australian.
a small piece or quantity; a bit: Not even a skerrick of cake was left.
Origin of skerrick
First recorded in 1930–35; origin uncertain
Words nearby skerrick
skep,
skepful,
skeptic,
skeptical,
skepticism,
skerrick,
skerry,
sket,
sketch,
sketch book, the,
sketch map
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