hantle
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hantle
Where it comes from
Of obscure origin. Perhaps from Middle English *antel, *antæl, from Old English *antæl, *andtæl, equivalent to and- + tale (“number”); or more likely of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish antal, Danish antal (“a number, multitude”), Dutch aantal (“a number, a great many”), and German Anzahl (“a number, quantity, multitude”). The addition of initial h is believed to be due to influence from Middle English handfull (“handful”).
noun hantles · hantel · hauntle · hontle · hancle · hankle
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A considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
An Irish creature, Erbert Ellison was the name, ran the place for the trustees, he said, but if you might believe all the stories you heard he ran a hantle more silver into his own pouch than he ran into theirs.
Similar: abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload, butt-ton, bumload
Talk about this word "hantle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hantle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hantle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hantle "hantle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hantle.Cite this
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