on hand

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

At hand; present. A colloquial expression in frequent use.


The Anti-Sabbath meeting, so long talked of, has at length taken place in Boston. About 300 females were on hand.--N. Y. Express.

If our numerous subscribers and the public will be on hand about 5 o'clock this evening, we can give them the European papers by the America, containing doubtless the most critical intelligence ever transmitted to this country. So be ready.--Burgess, Stringer & Co., 222 Broadway.

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