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Interesting thread. I'm not a native english speaker, but I can tell of the german expressions:The german "einige" is the same as the english "a few"The german "ein paar" is the same as "einige" and should 2 - 4 or a small amount of a big quantityThe german "ein Paar" (with a capital letter) is exactly 2, a couple."ein Paar Schuhe" are two matching shoes, but "ein paar Schuhe" can be more shoes not matching any other. So I think that "a pair" in english has the tow meanings of "ein paar" and "ein Paar" in German language, it could be an old German heritage.
Of course, it depends on what it's a handful of. A handful of peanuts is as many as you can fit in your hand.
A Scottish woman said handful of people to me today to mean 10. I resisted the urge to point out that 10 is two handfuls.Of course, it depends on what it's a handful of. A handful of peanuts is as many as you can fit in your hand.
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