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HANDSBREADTH

Dictionary entry overview: What does handsbreadth mean?

• HANDSBREADTH (noun)
The noun HANDSBREADTH has 1 sense:

1. any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

Familiarity information: HANDSBREADTH used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HANDSBREADTH (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

handbreadth; handsbreadth

Hypernyms ("handsbreadth" is a kind of...):

linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handsbreadth"):

hand (a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses)

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