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handbreadth

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Etymology

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Alteration (due to breadth) of Middle English handbrede, hondbrede (handbreadth); equivalent to hand +‎ breadth. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Houndebratte (handbreadth), West Frisian hânbreedte (handbreadth), Dutch handbreedte (handbreadth), German Handbreite (handbreadth) and Handbreit, Swedish handsbredd (handbreadth), Norwegian håndsbredd (handbreadth), Icelandic handbreidd (handbreadth).

Noun

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handbreadth (plural handbreadths)

  1. A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.

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