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Noun: handful  'hand`fûl
  1. A small number or amount
    "only a handful of responses were received"
    - smattering
     
  2. The quantity that can be held in the hand
    - fistful

Derived forms: handfuls

Type of: containerful, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity

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