According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
HANDFULS
Noun
handfuls
plural of handful
Anagrams
• handsful
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HANDFUL
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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