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handbreadth
Handbreadth (noun) means (old) A measurement equal to the width of a hand.
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(old) A measurement equal to the width of a hand.
"She followed him into the scullery, and combed her hair before the handbreadth of mirror by the back door."
— David Herbert Lawrence (1928)
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Etymology
An alteration, under the influence of breadth, of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede ("handbreadth"), equivalent to hand + breadth. It is cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte ("handbreadth"), West Frisian hânbreedte ("handbreadth"), Dutch handbreedte ("handbreadth"), German Handbreite ("handbreadth") and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd ("handbreadth"), Norwegian håndsbredd ("handbreadth") and Icelandic handbreidd ("handbreadth").
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What is the meaning of handbreadth?
"handbreadth" (noun) means (old) A measurement equal to the width of a hand.
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