gripefuln.
/ˈɡrʌɪpfʊl/ rare.
As much as can be grasped in the hand.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > amount defined by capacity > [noun] > amount that fills part of body > hand
handfuleOE
gripc1000
hand-lifting1362
nieveful?a1425
gripe1570
maniple1598
fistful1611
fascicule1699
gripeful1727
palmful1812
lift1871
mittful1918
1727 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Oeconomique (Dublin ed.) at Bait A Gripe-full of Cummin, and a Handful of Aniseed.
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gripefuladj.
/ˈɡrʌɪpfʊl/ rare.
Apt to ‘gripe’; gripy.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > pain > pain in specific parts > [adjective] > in stomach or bowels > causing
griping1578
colicking1733
colicky1825
stomach-achey1860
gripeful1864
gripy1879
1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1879 Tinsley's Mag. 24 185 The most gripeful of all gripy wines.
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n.1727adj.1864