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    HANDBREADTH

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any unit of length based on the breadth of the human handplay

    Synonyms:

    handbreadth; handsbreadth

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

    Hypernyms ("handbreadth" is a kind of...):

    linear measure; linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handbreadth"):

    hand (a unit of length equal to 4 inches; used in measuring horses)

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