From fist (noun) +‎ -ful.

• enPR: fĭst′fo͝ol′^[1]
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstˌfʊl/

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• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈfəstˌfʊl/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪstˌfʉl/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈfɪsʈˌfʊl/
• Rhymes: -ɪstfʊl
• Hyphenation: fist‧ful^[1]

fistful (plural fistfuls or fistsful)

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

   Synonym: handful

2. (by extension) A small number of something.

   Synonym: handful

   • 1967 June 9, “Nation: A Comer Arrives”, in Time‎^[1]:

     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.

   Synonym: punch

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