thimble

English Thesaurus

1. a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing; can be used as a small container (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	cap,
definition	:	something serving as a cover or protection (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	container,
definition	:	any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) (noun.artifact)

2. as much as a thimble will hold (noun.quantity)

hypernym	:	containerful,
definition	:	the quantity that a container will hold (noun.quantity)