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  • noun Archaic form of handful.

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Examples

  • You call a handfull of CIA Case Officers and a few hundred Special Operators a military?

    Surely this is just my imagination... Steven Barnes 2008

  • "You call a handfull of CIA Case Officers and a few hundred Special Operators a military?"

    Surely this is just my imagination... Steven Barnes 2008

  • - The book called a handfull of gladfbme verfes, to the C2u« M, at Wodftocke.

    Typographical antiquities: an historical account of printing in England ... 1790

  • Female and males are going to pub drinking there geting out of control, as well increase chances of crime against woman, and due to this kind of handfull womans, female in our society is lossing their dignity. may some can think it is orthodox, but, ever culture has some things to follow. follow good of westren culture not bad.

    rediff.com 2009

  • Gee, I wonder if W 'has enough brain cells left to understand that his adminstration probably played a very large part in McCain not being able to draw more than a handfull of supporters.

    Bush on Obama: 'This guy has no clue' 2009

  • Patriots 7 Broncos, 13:09 1st Quarter:The Patriots, out for a little Saturday evening stroll, waltz into the endzone after a handfull of well oiled plays.

    New England Patriots 45 Denver Broncos 10 - as it happened! 2012

  • Can't Post | Private Reply here is a handfull of things to see and do while in VERACRUZ ... it has some serious history behind the state .....

    First visit to Veracruz Nov 17 2009

  • In Double or Nothing, the liberties Federman takes, and offers, with deliberate “misspellings” in words such as “responsability” “goodby” and “handfull” make this very point about the practical relationship between composition and meaning in all of its pluridimentionality (his mouthful of a word).

    Doing Something as a Reality 2009

  • You might want to try it with a handfull of rough chopped walnuts thrown in at the last minute, it makes a good addition.

    End of winter carrot and raisin salad | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009

  • Can't Post | Private Reply here is a handfull of things to see and do while in VERACRUZ ... it has some serious history behind the state .....

    First visit to Veracruz Nov 17 2009

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  • as opposed to handsome

    November 18, 2015