wristful

Noun

wristful (plural wristfuls or wristsful)

1. A quantity worn on or covering one wrist.
   • His main customer is known as Rat, a lean, darting, reddish man with a sniff of what could be an Irish accent and a wristful of watches.1973, Colin Henfrey, Manscapes: An American Journey, page 132
   • lt is as well to remember that most falls are forward and downward as far as hands are concerned — and nothing is more uncomfortable than a wristful of icy snow.1974, Mark F. Heller, Skiing, page 68
2. The amount that can be released by a movement of the wrist
   • He took a brisk wristful of whisky as she raised her glass, then looked at her with a curiously blank stare before breaking the silence.1985, John Broderick, The Rose Tree, page 130
   • Apparently there's only a couple of decent wrigglers in an entire wristful. For all the macho pride and posturing of us men, most sperm just simply aren't up to it.1999, Ben Elton, Inconceivable, page 81
3. The amount that can be taken from a wrist.
   • Mopsus, is there purpose in the pulse one gathers wristful by wristful?2014, James Reaney, A Suit of Nettles, page 13