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handfuls

noun

Meaning

  1. The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
  2. A hand's breadth; four inches.
  3. A small number, usually approximately five.
  4. A group or number of things; a bunch.
  5. Something which can only be managed with difficulty.
  6. A five-year prison sentence.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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