English
Etymology
Anglo Saxon handfull.
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-handful.ogg|Audio (US)
Noun
en-noun
- As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Addison
- obsolete A hand's breadth; four inches.
#:Quotations
#:*Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Bacon
- A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.
#:Quotations
#:*This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
- Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
#:Those twins are a real handful to look after.
Derived terms
To have one's handful: (Obsolete): to have one's hands full; to have all one can do.
:Quotations
:*They had their handful to defend themselves from firing. - Sir. W. Raleigh
Translations
trans-top|amount held in hand
Finnish: t-|fi|kourallinen
French: t-|fr|poignée|f
Greek: t+|el|�ο���α|f|trchoúfta|scGrek
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Indonesian: genggam|segenggam
Polish: t-|pl|gar��|f
Russian: t-|ru|го����|f|trgorst'|scCyrl, t-|ru|п�иго��н�|f|trprigoršn'a|scCyrl
Spanish: t|es|manojo|m, t|es|puñado|m
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trans-top|breadth of hand
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trans-top|small quantity
Finnish: t-|fi|kourallinen
French: t-|fr|poignée|f
Greek: t+|el|�ο���α|f|trchoúfta|scGrek
trans-mid
Indonesian: genggam|segenggam
Polish: t-|pl|gar��|f
Russian: t-|ru|го���ка|f|trgórstka|scCyrl
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trans-top|handled with difficulty
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ttbc|Dutch: handvol n, kleine hoeveelheid f
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ttbc|Spanish: puñado m, manojo m, poca cantidad f
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fr:handful
io:handful
te:handful
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