hantle
Plural: hantles
Noun
- A considerable or large amount; a good many.
- A considerable number or quantity; a great many; a great deal.
Examples
- He accumulated a HANTLE of points, leaving his opponent far behind.
Origin / Etymology
Of obscure origin. Perhaps from Middle English *antel, *antæl, from Old English *antæl, *andtæl, equivalent to and- + tale (“number”); or more likely of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish antal, Danish antal (“a number, multitude”), Dutch aantal (“a number, a great many”), and German Anzahl (“a number, quantity, multitude”). The addition of initial h is believed to be due to influence from Middle English handfull (“handful”).
Synonyms
abundance, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, bucketful, bucketload, bumload, busload, butt-ton, buttload, cartload, crapload, deal, fuckload, fuckton, fuckwad, great deal, hantle, heap, hecatomb, helluvalot, horseload, lashings, load, lot, mampus, many, mass, metric fuckton, metric shitload, mickle, mountain, muckle, multiplicity, multitude, pile, ream, shedload, shitful, shitload, shitton, slew, sum, superflux, ton, trainload, truckload, tun, vaultful, wagonload
Scrabble Score: 9
hantle: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordhantle: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
hantle: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary