Definition of hand

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

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Thimblerig :: Thimblerig (n.) A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea..
Handbreadth :: Handbreadth (n.) A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm.
Dexterity :: Dexterity (n.) Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as, dexterity with the chisel..
Handicraft :: Handicraft (n.) A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
Putting :: Putting (n.) The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a Scottish game..
Backhand :: Backhand (n.) A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.
Backhand :: Backhand (a.) Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.
Attend :: Attend (v. i.) To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in waiting; -- often followed by on or upon..
Hand-tight :: Hand-tight (a.) As tight as can be made by the hand.
Ripsaw :: Ripsaw (v. t.) A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used for cutting wood in the direction of the fiber; -- called also ripping saw..
Broadcast :: Broadcast (adv.) So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from the press..
Back :: Back (n.) The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of the foot, the back of a hand rail..
Underdealing :: Underdealing (n.) Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice; trickery..
Dummy :: Dummy (n.) The fourth or exposed hand when three persons play at a four-handed game of cards.
Mishandle :: Mishandle (v. t.) To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.
Preemploy :: Preemploy (v. t.) To employ beforehand.
Oblique :: Oblique (a.) Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister..
Quannet :: Quannet (n.) A flat file having the handle at one side, so as to be used like a plane..
Retail :: Retail (n.) To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell again or to many (what has been told or done); to report; as, to retail slander..
Lacrosse :: Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a crosse. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field..
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