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Hand
·noun Rate; price.
II. Hand ·vi To <<Cooperate>>.
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Hand
Called by Galen "the instrument of instruments." It is the symbol of human action (Ps. 9:16; Job 9:3...
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hand
A sailor. We lost a hand; we lost a sailor. Bear a hand; make haste. Hand to fist; opposite: the sam...
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hand
A phrase often used for the word man, as, "a hand to the lead," "clap more hands on," &c.
♦ To han...
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hand-under-hand
Descending a rope by the converse of hand-over-hand ascent.
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Black Hand
·add. ·- A lawless or blackmailing secret society, ·esp. among Italians.
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Bloody hand
·- A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the Un...
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Bow hand
·- The hand that holds the bow, ·i.e., the left hand.
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First-hand
·adj Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence, without the intervention of an <<Ag...
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Free-hand
·adj Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of instruments; as, free-hand drawing. ·see ...
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Hand flus
·pl of <<Handful>>.
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Hand staves
·pl of <<Hand>>.
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Hand-hole
·noun A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, ·etc.
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Hand-tight
·adj As tight as can be made by the hand.
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Hand-winged
·adj Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones;
— said of ba...
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Hand-work
·noun ·see <<Handiwork>>.
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Left-hand
·adj Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right; as, the left-hand side; the left-han...
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One-hand
·adj Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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Red-hand
(·adj / ·adv) ·Alt. of Red-handed.
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Right-hand
·adj Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.
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Text hand
·add. ·- A large hand in writing;
— so called because it was the practice to write the text of a bo...
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Text-hand
·noun A large hand in writing;
— so called because it was the practice to write the text of a book ...
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Two-hand
·adj Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. ·see <<Dactylology>>.
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Left hand
Among the Hebrews, denoted the north (Job 23:9; Gen. 14:15), the face of the person being supposed t...
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Hand Alley
1) On Snow Hill, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) Sou...
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Hand Court
1) West out of Philip Lane in Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Boyle, 1799).
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old hand
Knowing or expert in any business.
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spoon hand
The right hand.
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hand-fish
n.
a Tasmanian fish, Brachionichthys hirsutus, Lacep., family Pediculati. The name is used in the n...
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hand, old
n.
one who has been a convict.
1861. T. McCombie, `Australian Sketches,' p. 141:
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iron hand
a term of Victorian politics. It was a new Standing Order introducing what has since been called the...
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on hand
At hand; present. A colloquial expression in frequent use.
The Anti-Sabbath meeting, so long talked...
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car-hand
the left hand. N.
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gaulish-hand
the left hand. N.
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nigh-hand
hard by. North.
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hand-grenade
A small shell for throwing by hand. (See grenade.)
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hand-gun
An old term for small arms in the times of Henry VII. and VIII.
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hand-lead
A small lead used in the channels, or chains, when approaching land, and for sounding in rivers or h...
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hand-line
A line bent to the hand-lead, measured at certain intervals with what are called marks and deeps fro...
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hand-pump
The common movable pump for obtaining fresh water, &c., from tanks or casks.
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hand-saw
The smallest of the saws used by shipwrights, and used by one hand.
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hand-screw
A handy kind of single jack-screw.
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hand-tight
A rope hauled as taut as it can be by hand only.
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old hand
A knowing and expert person.
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second-hand
A term in fishing-boats to distinguish the second in charge.
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taut hand
A strict disciplinarian.
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Hand in Hand Fire Office
At No. 1 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, on the east side (Elmes, 1831).
Est. 1696 in Angel Court, Snow...
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Four-in-hand
·noun A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
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Double Hand Court
See Double Hood Court.
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The Hand and Still
In Houndesditch at the boundary of Bishopsgate Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 94, and in 1755 ed.).
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Hand Alley, Bishopsgate
See New Street9, Bishopsgate.
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Hand Alley, Houndsditch
South-west out of Houndsditch, near the northern boundary of the ward. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed...
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hand basket portion
A woman whose husband receives frequent presents from her father, or family, is said to have a hand-...
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to bear a hand
A seaman's phrase. To be ready ; to go to work; to assist.
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to stand in hand
To concern; to behoove.--Holloway, Prov. Dict. This phrase is a colloquial one in New England. Ex. '...
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hand and glove
Intimate, familiar; i. e. as closely united as a hand and its glove. 'They are hand and glove togeth...
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hand to mouth
'To live from hand to mouth,' is said of a person who spends his money as fast as he gets it, who ea...
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hand mast-piece
The smaller hand mast-spars.
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hand mast-spar
A round mast; those from Riga are commonly over 70 feet long by 20 inches diameter.
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lend a hand
A request to another to help.
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right-hand rope
That which is laid up and twisted with the sun, that is to the right hand; the term is opposed to wa...
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washing the hand
A common hint on leaving a ship disliked.
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Over
·adv From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
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over
for under. In these expressions, 'He wrote over the signature of Junius;' 'He published some papers ...
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over
1) upper, as The over side. The contrast is Nether. North.
2) to recover from an illness : I am afr...
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Hand Alley, Philip Lane
See Hand Court.
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Hand and Crown Alley
North out of Holborn, opposite Holborn Bridge, between King's Arms Inn and Swan Inn, in Farringdon W...
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Hand and Crown Court
1) North-east out of Gravel Lane. In Portsoken Ward (Strype, ed. 1720, I. ii. 27-Boyle, 1799).
Remo...
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Hand and Pen Alley
On Great Tower Hill, within the Tower precincts (P.C. 1732-Lond. Guide, 1758).
Not named in the map...
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Hand and Pen Court
1) South out of Barbican, in Cripplegate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746-Boyle, 1799).
The site is now o...
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Stable Yard, Hand Alley
South out of Hand Alley, in Bishopsgate Ward Without (Rocque, 1746).
Demolished towards the end of ...
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hand and pocket shop
An eating house, where ready money is paid for what is called for.
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Bird and Hand Alley, Court
In Cheapside (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
"Bird in Hand Alley" in Boyle.
See Bird in Hand Alley, Court...
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Bird in Hand Alley, Court
South out of Cheapside at No.76 (P.O. Directory). West of Bucklersbury, in Cheap Ward.
First mentio...
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Hand Yard, Chequer Yard, Dowgate
See Hand Court2.
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fresh hand at the bellows
Said when a gale freshens suddenly.
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Over-arm
·adj Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. ·see <<Overhard>>.
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Over-busy
·adj Too busy; officious.
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Over-garment
·noun An outer garment.
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Over-story
·noun The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.
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Stop-over
·add. ·noun Act or privilege of stopping over.
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Up-over
·add. ·adj Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising i...
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Walk-over
·noun In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no competitor for the prize; hence, co...
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to do over
Carries the same meaning, but is not so briefly expressed: the former having received the polish of ...
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done over
Robbed: also, convicted or hanged. Cant.--
See do.
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mullock over
v.
Shearing slang.See quotation.
1893. `The Age,' Sept. 23, p. 14, col. 4:
«I affirm as a practic...
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to blow over
Said properly of a storm; and hence generally, to pass away without effect. This metaphor is very co...
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to fork over
To hand over; to pay over, as money. A common expression in colloquial language.
He groaned in spir...
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to keel over
A nautical term; to capsize or upset, and metaphorically applied to a sudden prostration.
As it see...
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to tip over
To turn over; to capsize.--Worcester.
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to whap over
To turn over. (New England.)
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all over
Bearing a resemblance to some particular object. The word is common in familiar language.
The South...
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over-careful
Careful to excess.--Webster.
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over-anunt
Opposite. Glouc.
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over-bodied
when a new upper part (or body) is put to an old gown. Lane.
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over-get
to overtake ; he is but a little before, you will soon over-get him. N.
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forging over
The act of forcing a ship violently over a shoal, by the effort of a great quantity of sail, steam, ...
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lap over or upon
The mast carlings are said to lap upon the beams by reason of their great depth, and head-ledges at ...
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lie over
A ship heeling to it with the wind abeam.
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over-anent
Opposite to.
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over-bear
One ship overbears another if she can carry more sail in a fresh wind.
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over-boyed
Said of a ship when the captain and majority of the quarter-deck officers are very young.
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over-gunned
Where the weight of metal is disproportioned to the ship, and the quarters insufficient for the guns...
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over-insurance
See re-insurance, and double insurance.
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over-loft
An old term for the upper deck of a ship.
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over-looker
Generally an old master appointed by owners of ships to look after everything connected with the fit...
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over-masted
The state of a ship whose masts are too high or too heavy for her weight to counter-balance.
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over-rake
When a ship rides at anchor in a head-sea, the waves of which frequently break in upon her, they are...
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over-rigged
A ship with more and heavier gear than necessary, so as to be top-hampered.
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over-risen
When a ship is too high out of the water for her length and breadth, so as to make a trouble of lee-...
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over-running
(See under-run.) Applied to ice, when the young ice overlaps, and is driven over.
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over-setting
The state of a ship turning upside down, either by carrying too much sail or by grounding, so that s...
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over-swack
An old word, signifying the reflux of the waves by the force of the wind.
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pull-over
An east-country term for a carriage-way.
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Hand and Hatchet Alley, Tower Hill
See Hatchet Alley.
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Half seas over
·- Half drunk.
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half seas over
Almost drunk.
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half seas over
Intoxicated; drunk. A sailor's expression.
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half seas over
Nearly intoxicated. This term was used by Swift.
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over-press, to
To carry too much sail on a ship.
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over-sea vessels
Ships from foreign parts, as distinguished from coasters.
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leaping over the sword
An ancient ceremonial said to constitute a military marriage. A sword being laid down on the ground,...
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over head and ears
Completely overwhelmed. 'He sank over head and ears in the river;' 'He was over head and ears in deb...
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to knock a man over
to knock him down. North.
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blow over, (it will)
Said of a gale which is expected to pass away quickly.
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fugitives over the sea
By old statutes, now obsolete, to depart this realm without the king's license incurred forfeiture o...
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over and under turns
Terms applied to the passing of an earing, besides its inner and outer turns.
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turn over men, to
To discharge them out of one ship into another.
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All Hallows on the Hay, over Heywharf
See All Hallows the Great.
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