HANDFUL

handful, fistful

(noun) the quantity that can be held in the hand

handful, smattering

(noun) a small number or amount; “only a handful of responses were received”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

handful (plural handfuls or handsful)

The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.

(obsolete) A hand's breadth; four inches.

A small number, usually approximately five.

A group or number of things; a bunch.

(colloquial) Something which can only be managed with difficulty.

Synonyms

• (content of a hand): fistful

• handbreadth, handsbreadth

Source: Wiktionary

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Hand"ful, n.; pl. Hand flus. Etym: [AS. handfull.]

1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. Addison.

2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.] Knap the tongs together about a handful from the bottom. Bacon.

3. A small quantity. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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