fistful

[fist-fool]

noun

plural

fistfuls 

1. a handful.

   a fistful of pennies.

Spelling Note

See -ful.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fistful¹

First recorded in 1605–15; fist ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

Out of Africa won a fistful of awards, but Havana was badly received and lost money at the box office.

From BBC

As the firefighters pulled on their protective yellow jackets and pants, and filled their drip torches with a mixture of diesel and gasoline, Nielson bent down and grabbed a fistful of the yellow grass.

From Los Angeles Times

To the side, women wailed, beating their chests or throwing fistfuls of rice and rose petals.

From Los Angeles Times

After coming out of the water, some picked up fistful of the silver sand and rubbed it over their bodies.

From BBC

“I hadn’t been to a game there in 30 years,” Susana told me as people gathered to throw a fistful of dirt at my uncle’s coffin, which had been lowered into its grave.

From Los Angeles Times