Definition of hand

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Hand (n.) Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature..

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Carvist :: Carvist (n.) A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on the hand; a hawk in its first year.
Prig :: Prig (v. t.) To filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief..
Election :: Election (a.) The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor..
Foreconceive :: Foreconceive (v. t.) To preconceive; to imagine beforehand.
Text :: Text (n.) A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a kind of type used in printing; as, German text..
Pass :: Pass (v. i.) A movement of the hand over or along anything; the manipulation of a mesmerist.
Chirography :: Chirography (n.) The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.
Whip :: Whip (v. t.) An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod..
Handygripe :: Handygripe (n.) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting..
Chap :: Chap (v. i.) To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands chap..
Triton :: Triton (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Triton and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also trumpet shell, and sea trumpet..
Left :: Left (a.) Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on the other side; -- opposed to right, when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of the lower animals..
Larboard :: Larboard (n.) The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward the bow; port; -- opposed to starboard.
Dogsleep :: Dogsleep (n.) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up by stress.
Enchiridion :: Enchiridion (n.) Handbook; a manual of devotions.
Sigla :: Sigla (n. pl.) The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins, medals, etc..
Crawl :: Crawl (v. i.) To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep..
Levorotatory :: Levorotatory (a.) Turning or rotating the plane of polarization towards the left; levogyrate, as levulose, left-handed quartz crystals, etc..
Hand :: Hand (n.) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim..
Slate :: Slate (v. t.) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of action, devised beforehand..
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