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The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in humans and other primates, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- Her hands are really strong.
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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.
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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
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That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.; The set of cards held by a player.
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That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.; The set of cards held by a player.
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That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once.; A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together.
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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.collective
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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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In linear measurement:; Three inches.obsolete
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A side; part, camp; direction, either right or left.
- […]on this hand and that hand were hangings[…]
syn. biscuit hooks · hand · mauler · meat hook