sb. [f. as prec. + -FUL.] As much as a fist will hold, a handful.
1611. Cotgr., Poignée, a handfull, fistfull.
1862. Trollope, Orley F., I. xxii. Felix dashed his hand among the flames and brought forth a fistful of fruit.
1872. Besant & Rice, Ready-Money M., xviii. I’ve been Roaring Dick, with my life in my hand, and my pistol in my pocket, sometimes with a fistful of money, sometimes without a dollar, have I?
