sawyer's handful

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A quantity suggestive of fewer than five, or a short handful

He had only a sawyer’s handful of friends.

sawyer's handful

    Расстановка переносов

    sawyer's hand·ful

    Турецкое произношение

    sôyırz händfûl

    Произношение

    /ˈsôyərz ˈhandˌfo͝ol/ /ˈsɔːjɜrz ˈhændˌfʊl/

    Этимология

    () Derived from the concept of a lumber-mill worker’s (sawyer’s) hand often missing a finger and so less able to hold as much as a whole hand.
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