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fist⋅ful

[fist-fool]
–noun, plural -fuls.
a handful: a fistful of pennies.

Origin:
1605–15; fist 1 + -ful


See -ful.
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fist·ful   (fĭst'fŏŏl')   
n.   pl. fist·fuls
The amount that a fist can hold.
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