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handbreadth

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhændˌbrɛtθ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hand′bredth′, -bretth′)

hand•breadth (hand′bredth′, -bretth′),USA pronunciation n.

Weights and Measuresa unit of linear measure from 2½ to 4 in. (6.4 to 10 cm).

Also, hand's-breadth.

hand + breadth 1525–35

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handbreadth /ˈhændˌbrɛtθ; -ˌbrɛdθ/, hand's-breadth n

the width of a hand used as an indication of length

'handbreadth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

hand's-breadth - bushel

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