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HANDFUL

\hˈandfə͡l], \hˈandfə‍l], \h_ˈa_n_d_f_əl]\

Definitions of HANDFUL

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
A hand's breadth; four inches.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
A hand's breadth; four inches.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

As much as a hand can hold; all that can be managed.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

As much as fills the hand: a small number or quantity:-pl. HANDFULS.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

As much as the hand will grasp or contain; a small quantity.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

As much as the closed hand will contain.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. As much as the hand will grasp or contain;â€”a small quantity or number.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

As much as the hand can gripe or contain; a small number or quantity.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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