قَبْضَةٌ

: [plural قَبَضَاتٌ:] see قَبْضٌ, in three places.

See also قُبْضَةٌ, in four places.

And see مَقْبِضٌ.

Also, [The measure of a man's fist, from side to side;] four finger-breadths; (Mgh, Msb, voce جَرِيبٌ;) the sixth part of the common ذِرَاع [or cubit: but in the present day, the measure of a man's fist with the thumb erect; which is about six inches and a quarter]: plural قَبَضَاتٌ. (Mgh, Msb, vocibus ذِرَاعٌ and جَرِيبٌ.)