noun
a unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 inches (6.4 to 10 cm).
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World English Dictionary
handbreadth or hand's-breadth (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the width of a hand used as an indication of length | |
| hand's-breadth or hand's-breadth | |
| —n | |
| handbreadth or hand's-breadth (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) | |
| —n | |
| the width of a hand used as an indication of length | |
| hand's-breadth or hand's-breadth | |
| —n | |
| hand's-breadth | |
| —n | |
| another name for handbreadth | |
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Handbreadth definition
a measure of four fingers, equal to about four inches (Ex. 25:25; 37:12; Ps. 39:5, etc.).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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