handsbreadth meaning

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handsbreadth (noun): any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.

Definition of handsbreadth

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

    Synonyms: handbreadth

    Type of: linear unit

    Kinds: hand

Scrabble score: 22 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HA · words ending in TH · 12-letter words

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