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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Smattering

· Smat·ter·ing · IPA /ˈsmætɚɪŋ/
01 n. A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.
  1. 1.
    A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.
    “I had a great desire, not able to attain to a superficial skill in any, to have some smattering in all.” — Burton.