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What does handspan mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word handspan? Here's what it means.

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.
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.
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.
He once again kept up the flow of meaningless but soothing chatter as his hands passed over every handspan of the glossy hide.
It's about a handspan as far as wings, it's orangey, and it has dark markings on its wings.
Eiji Sanjuro was about a handspan shorter than Gabriel, but was built like a bamboo stalk, tough, slender, and powerful.

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