fistfuln.
/ˈfɪs(t)fʊl/, U.S. /ˈfɪs(t)ˌfʊl/ As much as a fist will hold, a handful.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand
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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Poignée, a handfull, fistfull.
1861 A. Trollope Orley Farm (1862) I. xxii. 178 Felix..brought forth a fistful of fruit.
1872 W. Besant & J. Rice Ready-money Mortiboy II. iii. 32 Sometimes with a fistful of money, sometimes without a dollar.
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