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  • noun Plural form of handspan.

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Examples

  • The line was only a few handspans inside Doris wall, projecting farther into Smash's cell.

    Labor Policy John Dermot Woods 2010

  • The robed man was a few inches shorter than Leferic, who was unusually tall for the Oakharne, but his shoulders were a full two handspans wider and his arms were thick as young trees.

    THE RIVER KINGS’ ROAD Liane Merciel 2010

  • I drew a divining compass in the mud that was two handspans across, twice as large as the cloth one.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • I drew a divining compass in the mud that was two handspans across, twice as large as the cloth one.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • I drew a divining compass in the mud that was two handspans across, twice as large as the cloth one.

    Wildfire Sarah Micklem 2009

  • The Street of Lost Hope is the narrowest lane in Ciudad, averaging five handspans in width.

    VI. The Street of Lost Hope Dean Francis Alfar 2005

  • Each clump was separated from the next by perhaps two handspans.

    Darkness Modesitt, L. E. 2003

  • Snudge unwrapped the tarnblaze bombshells, black iron spheres about two handspans in diameter, with long wicks protruding from their iron necks.

    Conqueror's Moon May, Julian 2003

  • He squatted and measured the footprints by handspans.

    A Sweet Scent of Death Guillermo Arriaga 2002

  • He squatted and measured the footprints by handspans.

    A Sweet Scent of Death Guillermo Arriaga 2002

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