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HANDBREADTH

\hˈandbɹɛdθ], \hˈandbɹɛdθ], \h_ˈa_n_d_b_ɹ_ɛ_d_θ]\

Definitions of HANDBREADTH

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The breadth of the hand; a palm.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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