handsful
SayHANDZ-fuul/ˈhæn(d)zfʊl/
- 1Plural of handful. A less common form than handfuls.
The cook tossed several handsful of flour onto the board before kneading.
Children scattered handsful of confetti as the parade rolled past.
Note
An inner plural: the -s attaches to hand, the noun at the core of the word, while -ful stays at the end. Spoonsful and cupsful are built the same way. The form belongs most naturally to the measuring meaning, where it names amounts that hands scoop, grab or throw, such as seed, flour or confetti, and each hand really does come away full.
handsful is a form of handful
handful, noun: The quantity that one hand can grasp or hold at a single time. Full entry
- Spelling
- handful → handsful: irregular plural (no -s)
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