Definition of handbreadth in English:

handbreadth

(also hand's breadth, handsbreadth)

noun ˈhan(d)brɛdθˈhan(d)brɛtθ

Originally: †a unit of length based on the breadth of a hand, although varying in size according to period and locality; four digits, equal to three inches (approx. 7.8 cm); also figurative; compare "hand", "palm"; (obsolete). In later use: a distance or length likened to the width of the hand.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The New Testament. In some forms from hand + breadth.

Definition of handbreadth in US English:

handbreadth

(also hand's breadth, handsbreadth)

noun

Originally: †a unit of length based on the breadth of a hand, although varying in size according to period and locality; four digits, equal to three inches (approx. 7.8 cm); also figurative; compare "hand", "palm"; (obsolete). In later use: a distance or length likened to the width of the hand.

Origin

Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The New Testament. In some forms from hand + breadth.

单词	handbreadth
释义	Definition of handbreadth in English: handbreadth (also hand's breadth, handsbreadth) noun ˈhan(d)brɛdθˈhan(d)brɛtθ Originally: †a unit of length based on the breadth of a hand, although varying in size according to period and locality; four digits, equal to three inches (approx. 7.8 cm); also figurative; compare "hand", "palm"; (obsolete). In later use: a distance or length likened to the width of the hand. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The New Testament. In some forms from hand + breadth. Definition of handbreadth in US English: handbreadth (also hand's breadth, handsbreadth) noun Originally: †a unit of length based on the breadth of a hand, although varying in size according to period and locality; four digits, equal to three inches (approx. 7.8 cm); also figurative; compare "hand", "palm"; (obsolete). In later use: a distance or length likened to the width of the hand. Origin Mid 16th century; earliest use found in The New Testament. In some forms from hand + breadth.
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