Definition of Handfol
Hand"ful (-f&usdot;l), n.; pl.
Handfuls (-f&usdot;lz). [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 or number.
This handful of men were tied to very hard
duty. Fuller.
To have one's handful, to have one's hands
full; to have all one can do. [Obs.]
They had their handful to defend themselves
from firing. Sir. W. Raleigh.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Addison
- (Obsolete): A hand's breadth; four inches.
Quotations
*Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. - Bacon
- A small quantity.
Quotations
*This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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