hand

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1. 1

   The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.

   Her hands are really strong.

   I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.

   Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

   The fruits of these kickstarted endeavors began to show in 1915, first in the deployment of a new range of depth charges. These were, mercifully, smaller than Jellicoe's "crushing hand of God" prototype, and, whilst practically just as lethal to submarines, they were significantly less risky to the launching ship, and could also be carried in larger numbers.

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   That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. A limb of certain animals, such as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey.

3. 3

   That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand. An index or pointer on a dial; such as the hour and minute hands on the face of an analog clock, which are used to indicate the time of day.

   I hear the clock a'ticking on the mantel shelf / See the hands a'moving, but I'm by myself

4. 4

   That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. The set of cards held by a player.

5. 5

   That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. The set of cards held by a player. A round of a card game.

6. 6

   That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.

7. 7

   That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once. A bunch of bananas, a typical retail amount, where individual fruits are fingers.

8. 8

   In linear measurement: Four inches, a hand's breadth.

   Boxer was an enormous beast, nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together.

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   obsoletoIn linear measurement: Three inches.

10. 10

    A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.

    […]on this hand and that hand were hangings[…]

    For that the Proteſtants were then on the winning hand, it muſt needs be plain; who notwithſtanding the miſs of thoſe Forces which, at thir landing heer, maiſter’d without difficulty great part of Wales and Cheſhire, yet made a ſhift to keep thir ownw in Ireland.

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    Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity.

    My friend Will Honeycomb has told me, for above this half year, that he had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator, and that he would fain have one of his writing in my works.

    The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the Fence couldn't swear he knew his face.

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    An agent; a servant, or manual laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty.

    Large farms need many farm hands.

    But a Dictionary of this ſort, containing, as it were, a Natural Hiſtory, requires too many hands, as well as too much time, coſt, pains, and ſagacity, ever to be hoped for; and till that be done, we muſt content our ſelves with ſuch Definitions of the Names of Subſtances, as explain the ſenſe Men uſe them in.

    For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.

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    A performer more or less skilful.

    an old hand at public speaking

    I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.

    At the church sociables he used to hop around among them, chipping and chirping like a dicky-bird picking up seed; and he was a great hand to play the piano, and sing saddish, sweetish songs to them.

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    An instance of helping.

    Bob gave Alice a hand to move the furniture.

    What need have you of a hand who never fall?

    The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on a certain afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track. The three returned wondering and charmed with Mrs. Cooke; they were sure she had had no hand in the furnishing of that atrocious house.

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    Handwriting; style of penmanship.

    a good hand

    I ſay ſhe neuer did inuent this letter, / This is a mans inuention, and his hand.

    […]I have ſometimes known a Poet in Danger of being convicted as a Thief, upon much worſe Evidence than the Reſemblance of Hands hath been held to be in the Law.

    […]I found written on the other side, in a very good, clear hand, this short message[…]

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    A person's autograph or signature.

    Who […] Haue paſt the armie of the mightie Turke: Bearing his priuie ſignet and his hand, To ſafe conduct vs thorow Affrica: […]

    Given under my Hand and Seal of the State this 1st Day of January, 2010.

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    Promise, word; especially of a betrothal.

    They once made Mourning and Fasting for the Death of the English Governor, who had given his Hand to come on such a Day to 'em, and neither came nor sent; believing, when a Man's Word was past, nothing but Death could or should prevent his keeping it: And when they saw he was not dead, they ask'd him what Name they had for a Man who promis'd a Thing he did not do?

    Few would rely upon the word or oath of any man who had been known to break a hand-promise.

18. 18

    Personal possession; ownership.

    Receiving in hand one year’s tribute.

19. 19

    Management, domain, control.

    in safe hands

    in good hands

    With the business back in the founder's hands, there is new hope for the company.

    With John in charge of the project, it's in good hands.

20. 20

    A hand which is free to assist; especially due to having one's hands full or otherwise fully preoccupied.

    Just give me a minute — I haven't got any hands right now.

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    Applause.

    Give him a hand.

    “Give him a hand, Pendennis; you know every chap likes a hand,” Mr. Foker said; and the good-natured young gentleman, and Pendennis laughing, and the dragoons in the opposite box, began clapping hands to the best of their power.

    A member of the gay male nuns' collective, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, received one of the biggest hands of the evening when he included in a benediction litany the chant that lesbians and gays be "delivered from both of Dianne's faces."

    Also a big hand for Silver Linings Playbook, an exuberant modern screwball comedy we had, in an unseemly fit of cynicism, deemed "too entertaining" for Academy voters.

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    storicoA Native American gambling game, involving guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or similar, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand.

23. 23

    The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.

24. 24

    A whole rhizome of ginger.

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    The feel of a fabric; the impression or quality of the fabric as judged qualitatively by the sense of touch.

    This fabric has a smooth, soft hand.

    For both the fifth and sixth fabrics, I used tussah noils as weft. The effect that makes in the hand of the fabrics and their apparent weight is striking.

    He finds that this double beat helps lock the weft in place and gives the cloth a sturdy, durable hand, perfect for a functional piece such as a runner.

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    arcaicoActual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.

    And Gideon ſaid vnto God, If thou wilt ſaue Iſrael by mine hand,[…]

    They who thought they could never be ſecure in any Peace, except the King were firſt at their Mercy, and ſo obliged to accept the conditions they would give him, were willing to change the hand in carrying on the War: and many, who thought the Earl of Eſſex behaved himſelf too imperiouſly, were willing to have the Command in one who was more their equal.

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    arcaicoAgency in transmission from one person to another.

    to buy at first hand (from the producer, or when new)

    to buy at second hand (when no longer in the producer’s hand, or when not new)

    It's not a rumor. I heard it at first hand.

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    obsoletoRate; price.

    For Time is the meaſure of Buſineſſe, as Money is of Wares: And Buſineſſe is bought at a deare Hand, where there is ſmall diſpatch.

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1. 1

   To give, pass or transmit with the hand, literally or figuratively.

   He handed them the letter. She handed me an opportunity.

   It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits.

   However, Anyon Kay remembers a Mr Walton Ainsworth, of Beech House, Rivington, who owned mills in Bolton, being a regular user before the First World War. He used to drive by horse and trap from his mansion to catch the 0906 train to Bolton each day. Before arriving at the station, local newsagent Tom Dutton would hand Mr Ainsworth his morning paper!

2. 2

   To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct.

   to hand a lady into a carriage

3. 3

   obsoletoTo manage.

   I bleſs my Chain, I hand my Oar, / Nor think on all I left on Shoar.

4. 4

   obsoletoTo seize; to lay hands on.

   wee will not hand a rope more

5. 5

   raroTo pledge by the hand; to handfast.

6. 6

   To furl (a sail).

   send the people up to hand the sail, and when up, before they goon the yard, I'll clap the rolling tackle on to steady it

   In the very long run from the west side of America to Guam, among the Philippine Islands, ships seldom have occasion to hand their sails, so equal and steady is the gale, and yet they make it in about 60 days, which could not be if the wind blew only in the afternoon.

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   obsoletoTo cooperate.

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