"tittynope" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Originally Yorkshire dialect for a small quantity of grain in gleaning. EDD gives titty-mouse, found in West Yorkshire, as a synonym; the same word has an additional meaning of titmouse (“small bird, chickadee”) in the dialects of Lancashire and Norfolk, and is likely a variant thereof.\nBy analogy, tittynope might be from tit (“chickadee; bit, morsel”) + -y + nope (“bullfinch, titmouse”). Note that \"tit-nope\" is attested dialectally, referring to the blue tit.\nOn the other hand, some websites give a derivation from tittle (“dot of the letter i; modicum, speck”). There are many similar-sounding words meaning \"small\" such as itty-bitty and little, so the first part of the word could simply be an example of sound symbolism; although if the etymology above is correct, it likely derives from the same source as the bird tit.",
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          "ref": "2016, Leah Edwards, “Love like Popchips”, in Wooden Teeth (The George Washington University), volume 39, page 29, column 1:",
          "text": "When I ask if she can spare a tittynope of her love for this hopeless sailor",
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          "text": "We will sip tea, binge and brannigan\non vocabulary, nibble on sweets and yes―\nleave a small bit, a tittynope, for the birds.",
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          "text": "very consistent fuel feed throughout, so that not even a tittynope of fuel remains in the tank",
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        "A small amount left over; a modicum."
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        "(very rare) A small amount left over; a modicum."
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