(~s)
A ~ of things is the number of them that you can hold in your fist.
Mandy handed him a ~ of coins.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
(~s)
A ~ of things is the number of them that you can hold in your fist.
Mandy handed him a ~ of coins.
N-COUNT: usu N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012