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fistful

noun
/ˈfɪstˌfʊl/CA/ˈfəstˌfʊl/

Etymology

From fist (noun) + -ful.

  1. derived from *(s)peys-✻
  2. derived from *fīsaną✻
  3. derived from *fistaz✻
  4. derived from *fistan✻
  5. derived from fisten
  6. formed as fistful — “fist + -ful”

Definitions

  1. The amount that can be held in a closed fist.

  2. A small number of something.

    • At Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked, he survived to pilot Navy reconnaissance planes again and pick up a fistful of medals, from the Purple Heart to the Distinguished Flying Cross.

  3. A blow with the fist.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA