hands-breadth

hand's-breadth

[handz-bredth, -bretth, -breth]
noun
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handbreadth or hand's-breadth (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the width of a hand used as an indication of length
 
hand's-breadth or hand's-breadth
 
n

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Hands-breadth is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
handbreadth or hand's-breadth (ˈhændˌbrɛtθ, -ˌbrɛdθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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

hand's-breadth
 
n
another name for handbreadth

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