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handful definition

hand·ful (hand′fo̵ol′)

noun pl. handfuls -·fuls′

  1. as much or as many as the hand will hold
  2. a relatively small number or amount a mere handful of people
  3. Informal as much as one is able to manage; someone or something hard to manage

Etymology: ME < OE handfull

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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