HANDSBREADTH

handbreadth, handsbreadth

(noun) any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

handsbreadth (plural handsbreadths)

a small distance

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Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.

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