HANDFUL
handful
Noun
- As much as the hand will grasp or contain. -
- A hand's breadth; four inches.
- ''Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. -
- A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand.
- ''This handful of men were tied to very hard duty. - Fuller
- Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
- ''Those twins are a real handful to look after.
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