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  • noun Plural form of handful.

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Examples

  • Cloud seeding is as simple as sitting in the cabin of a small plane and tossing out handsful of finely ground ice crystals into the clouds.

    Donna Henes: April Showers: How To Make Rain Donna Henes 2011

  • Cloud seeding is as simple as sitting in the cabin of a small plane and tossing out handsful of finely ground ice crystals into the clouds.

    Donna Henes: April Showers: How To Make Rain Donna Henes 2011

  • I put the raisins in a jar in the refrigerator, and my wife bakes them into panettone, an Italian raisin bread after I snack down a few handsful.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Believe In Glögg: All You Need To Know About Mulled Wine Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • I put the raisins in a jar in the refrigerator, and my wife bakes them into panettone, an Italian raisin bread after I snack down a few handsful.

    Meathead Goldwyn: Believe In Glögg: All You Need To Know About Mulled Wine Meathead Goldwyn 2011

  • Once the cake is frosted, press generous handsful of coconut into sides of cake, and sprinkle over top.

    Cake Lindy 2009

  • Thin slice an onion pole to pole, saute in olive oil until light brown, add a little garlic and saute until you smell it, then diced tomatoes (mine were end of season Celebrity and Brandywine from Ed Munak's at the SM Farmer's Market), and a couple of big handsful of fresh baby spinach.

    Cotty Chubb: The Dopeness, Part XXIV 2009

  • You need: turkey or chicken broth tiny turkey matzoh balls thinly sliced carrots thinly sliced fennel thinly sliced scallions several handsful of toasted farfel (or substitute pastinas or orzos) several handsful of escarole, chard leaves or lacinato kale, cut in thin ribbons chopped fresh parsley

    Toast: Lindy 2007

  • You need: turkey or chicken broth tiny turkey matzoh balls thinly sliced carrots thinly sliced fennel thinly sliced scallions several handsful of toasted farfel (or substitute pastinas or orzos) several handsful of escarole, chard leaves or lacinato kale, cut in thin ribbons chopped fresh parsley

    Melting Pot Soup Lindy 2007

  • I think the only thing I would change the next time I make it would be to add a few handsful of fresh spinach ... but with the e coli outbreak, I figured it would be best to leave that off for the time being ...

    Archive 2006-09-01 2006

  • Once the cake is frosted, press generous handsful of coconut into sides of cake, and sprinkle over top.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

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