"fingertipful" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1937 February, Harriet L. Carritte, “Saint John Berchmans”, in The Ethos, volume 10, number 1, Boston, Mass.: Emmanuel College, page 107",
          "text": "The good Fathers coming into the chapel to evening Benediction, securing liberal fingertipsful of holy water, as was their pious wont, and—disaster.",
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        {
          "ref": "1943, Radio Mirror, page 55",
          "text": "Remove old make-up and powder with a few speedy fingertipfuls of cleansing Jergens Face Cream.",
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        "The amount of a substance that covers a person's fingertip."
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