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名詞

squizzle (複数形 squizzles)

1. (informal, まれに) A small amount of liquid, etc.; a squirt.
   • 1952, Virginia Douglas Dawson, Betty Douglas Wilson, The Shape of Sunday: An Intimate Biography of Lloyd C. Douglas

     Daddy settled down to be a diabetic with no more comment than in an occasional letter: "I started my day as usual with a squizzle of insulin."

   • 2006, Rose Whitney Smith, Blueberry Chowder

     Then you take a fistful of it and squeeze it, and if it holds the shape of your hand it's short enough. Add just a squizzle of cold water, only enough to hold it together.

   • 2011, Nicholas Royle, Regicide:

     The ringing tone ceased and I heard Annie's voice through a squizzle of interference.

   • 2015, Marjorie Tallman, Dictionary of American Folklore:

     Another unique characteristic was their habit of putting a “squizzle,” a squeeze of lime in their morning coffee.