Palmload
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A handful rare
- 2 The amount of something which can be held in one's palm of their hand.
"With the whiskbroom of his left hand he gathered a right palmload of cocoa beans , took it outside for assaying , and saw a handful of gravel . There could be no mistake . Bob had definitely said cocoa . The words were not similar ."
- 3 A lot
"He wiped away a palmload of blood, looked at it unbelievingly, and then smeared it on his shirt. Now cars were coming from both directions—Motton and Chester's Mill. Three running figures, as yet still small, were cutting across the[…]"
Example
More examples"With the whiskbroom of his left hand he gathered a right palmload of cocoa beans , took it outside for assaying , and saw a handful of gravel . There could be no mistake . Bob had definitely said cocoa . The words were not similar ."
Etymology
Blend of palm + load.
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