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Handful (noun)
The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
“I put two or three corns in my mouth, liked it, stole a handful, went into my chamber, chewed it, and for two months after never failed taking toll of every pennyworth of oatmeal that came into the house. – Joseph Addison, The Spectator, Vol. VI”
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Handful (noun)
A hand’s breadth; four inches.
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Handful (noun)
A small number, usually approximately five.
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Handful (noun)
A group or number of things; a bunch.
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Handful (noun)
Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
“Those twins are a real handful to look after.”
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Handfull (noun)
archaic form of handful
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