Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PU'GIL
PU'GIL, n. [It. pugillo, a handful; Fr. pugile; L. pugillum, from the root of pugnus, the fist; probably coinciding with the Greek πυκνοω, to make thick, that is, to close or press.]
As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. – Bacon.
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