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What does handspan mean?

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Noun
  1. The distance between the outstretched tips of the little finger and thumb when used as a unit of measurement
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That and the jaunty striped underpants of the chef, a full handspan of which can be seen above his shorts as he weaves around the room.
Handspan Adventure Travel, a tour operator in Vietnam, has worked with local families to create local accommodation options for trekkers in the mountains of northern Vietnam.
The skull was almost a handspan wide, the pike's six rows of curving, pointed teeth distinct, as were the teeth that cover the upper surface of its tongue like barbs.
It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings.
A good rule of thumb when buying or constructing a flight cage for large parrots is that the width should be twice the wingspan, plus a handspan.
Its flat edges and relatively small bezels either side of the 5.5in screen make it manageable with a not abnormal handspan of 23cm.

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