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handsbreadth

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n.1.any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.
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Noun1.handsbreadth - any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand
handbreadth
linear measure, linear unit - a unit of measurement of length
hand - a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses; "the horse stood 20 hands"


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The lama brought his thousand-wrinkled face once more a handsbreadth from the Englishman's.
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