palmload means A handful. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
Etymology
Blend of palm + load.
noun
- A handful
- The amount of something which can be held in one's palm of their hand.“With the whiskbroom of his left hand he gathered a right palmload of cocoa beans , took it outside for assaying , and saw a handful of gravel . There could be no mistake . Bob had definitely said cocoa . The words were not similar .”
- A lot“He wiped away a palmload of blood, looked at it unbelievingly, and then smeared it on his shirt. Now cars were coming from both directions—Motton and Chester's Mill. Three running figures, as yet still small, were cutting across the[…]”