handspan

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handspan

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From hand + span.

noun handspans

  1. The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement.

    Similar: span

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noun a measurement

Portuguêspalmo
Русскийпядь pjadʹ

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"handspan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/handspan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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handspan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/handspan

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"handspan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handspan.

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@misc{handspan_2026,
  title = {handspan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handspan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}