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| Expression | 1. [AS. handfull.] 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. --Addison. 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. --Bacon. 3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. --Fuller.[Websters]. | |
| Noun - plural | 1. Of Handful.[Websters]. | |
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| Expression | 1. [AS. handfull.] 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. --Addison. 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. --Bacon. 3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. --Fuller.[Websters]. | |
| Noun - plural | 1. Of Handful.[Websters]. | |
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| Hand flus | 1: Of Handful. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: [AS. handfull.] 1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. --Addison. 2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. --Bacon. 3. A small quantity. This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. --Fuller. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | |||
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