Sprinkling

·noun The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.

II. Sprinkling ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Sprinkle.

III. Sprinkling ·noun Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like drops.

IV. Sprinkling ·noun A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles; as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.

sprinkling
A small quantity scattered.--Todd. [Infidels] by giving a sprinkling of irreligion to all their lit...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.