- fistful
- a prison sentence of five yearsPrison slang, a variant of five fingers and handful1.
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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fistful — 1610s, from FIST (Cf. fist) (n.) + FUL (Cf. ful) … Etymology dictionary
fistful — [fistfool΄] n. pl. fistfuls HANDFUL … English World dictionary
fistful — fist|ful [ˈfıstful] n an amount that is as much as you can hold in your hand fistful of ▪ a child clutching a fistful of toffees … Dictionary of contemporary English
fistful — UK [ˈfɪstfʊl] / US [ˈfɪstʃʊl] noun [countable] Word forms fistful : singular fistful plural fistfuls the amount of something that you can hold in your fist a fistful of lottery tickets … English dictionary
fistful — noun Date: 1611 1. handful < a fistful of coins > 2. a considerable number or amount < a whole fistful of musicians Thomas Lask > … New Collegiate Dictionary
fistful — [[t]fɪ̱stfʊl[/t]] fistfuls N COUNT: usu N of n A fistful of things is the number of them that you can hold in your fist. Mandy handed him a fistful of coins … English dictionary
fistful — /fist fool/, n., pl. fistfuls. a handful: a fistful of pennies. [1605 15; FIST1 + FUL] Usage. See ful. * * * … Universalium
fistful — fist|ful [ fıstʃul ] noun count the amount of something you can hold in your FIST: a fistful of lottery tickets … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fistful — noun (C) an amount that is as much as you can hold in your hand (+ of): a child clutching a fistful of toffees … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
fistful — fist ► NOUN ▪ a person s hand when the fingers are bent in towards the palm and held there tightly. ● make a fist of Cf. ↑make a fist of DERIVATIVES fisted adjective fistful noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
Fistful of Metal — Fistful of Metal … Википедия
