small handful; pinch
• (n.) As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers.
Pu'gil noun [ Latin pugillus , pugillum , a handful, akin to pugnus the fist.] As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. [ Obsolete] Bacon. 
pugil 1. As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first fingers. 2. Etymology: from Latin pugillus, pugillum, 'a handful'; akin to pugnus, 'fist'.