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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 from the bottom. - Bacon
- A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.
- Quotations
- This of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
- Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
- Those twins are a real to look after.
Translations: - French: poignée(fr)f
- Spanish: (t, es, manojo, m), (t, es, puí±ado, m)
Etymology: Anglo Saxon handfull.
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