hand·ful n.; pl. handfuls
1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain.
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.
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