HANDFUL
NOUNS
1325 — YASPEN — YEEPSEN — YEPSEN the two hands placed together so as to form a bowl-shaped cavity; as much as can be held in this; a double handful → Eng. dial.
..L16 — PUGIL orig. handful; later, as much or as many as can be held between the thumb and the next two fingers; a large pinch → arch.
1632 — MANIPLE a handful → obs.
1691 — ESPIN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful → Eng. dial.
1691 — YEPSINTLE as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful → Eng. dial.
1691 — YESPEN as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful → Eng. dial.
1691 — YESPFULL as much as can be taken up in both hands together; a double handful → Eng. dial.
1694 — HANKLE a handful, a great deal, a considerable quantity or amount → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1699 — FASCICULE a handful → obs.
1737 — GOWPEN as much as can be held in both hands together; a handful → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1740 — HANTLE a handful → Eng. dial.
..19C — HANDSEL a handful → Eng. dial.
..19C — TEIST a handful → Sc.
1825 — GOWKEN a handful → Sc.
1842 — YAFFLE — YAFFUL a handful; an armful → Eng. dial.
1874 — NEFFOW a handful; a small quantity → Sc.
1874 — NEIVEFUL a handful; a small quantity → Sc.
1874 — NIVVIL a handful; a small quantity → Sc.
1899 — NEIVE a handful → Sc.
1900 — GOWFEN a handful, as much as can be held in both hands → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1902 — JAFFLE — JEFFULL a handful → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — NEAPENS both hands full → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — OMICK a handful → Sc. (Bk.)
1908 — NIEVE a handful, a fistful → Sc.
1936 — HANTLE FULL a handful; a small number → Amer. dial.
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