handful
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| —n , pl -fuls | |
| 1. | the amount or number that can be held in the hand |
| 2. | a small number or quantity |
| 3. | informal a person or thing difficult to manage or control |
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Handful
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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handful definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Traditionally dolphin hunts have been isolated to a handful of small fishing towns, where dolphin meat is well liked.
To this day, vouchers are only available to a small handful of students.
It depicts a queen grasping a handful of small, doomed captives.
She starts by taking a small handful of fluff, which she molds into a starter ball.
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