Noun

(head)

Noun

(en noun)

(archaic) a small amount

* {{quote-book, year=1917, author=H. C. McNeile, title=No Man's Land, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=The signal officer was looking wise over something that boomed and buzzed alternately; the machine-gun officer may, or may not, have been enjoying another toothful . }}

* {{quote-book, year=1901, author=Kate Douglas Wiggin, title=Penelope's Irish Experiences, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage="Give her a toothful of whisky, your ladyship. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1899, author=Edward Noyes Westcott, title=David Harum, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage="Thank you," said David a minute or two later on, holding out the glass while John poured, "jest a wisdom toothful . }}

* {{quote-book, year=1869, author=Atticus, title=Our Churches and Chapels, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=Of course it is better late than never, only not much bliss follows late attendance, and hardly a toothful of ecstacy can be obtained in three-quarters of a minute. }}