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wristfuls

wristfuls is the plural of wristful.

Meaning of 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
  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
  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

Questions about wristfuls

What is wristfuls the plural of?
Wristfuls is the plural of wristful.

Words near wristfuls in the dictionary

  1. wristdrop
  2. wristed
  3. wrister
  4. wristers
  5. wristful
  6. wristfuls
  7. wristguard
  8. wristguards
  9. wristie
  10. wristier
  11. wristies

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