handful
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Noun
handfuls, plural;
/ˈhan(d)ˌfo͝ol/,
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handfuls, plural;
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A quantity that fills the hand
- - a small handful of fresh coriander
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A small number or amount
- - one of a handful of attorneys in the Southwest who specialize in water-rights laws
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A person who is very difficult to deal with or control
- - the kids could be such a handful
Web Definitions:
- a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were received"
- the quantity that can be held in the hand
- As much as the hand will grasp or contain. - Joseph Addison; A hand's breadth; four inches; A small quantity, usually approximately equal to five, the number of fingers on a hand; Something which can only be managed with difficulty
- five pounds (£5), 20th century, derived simply by association to the five digits on a hand.
- Bookmaker lingo for odds of 5/1 or 6.00.
- The 'tic-tac' term for 5/1.