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61Hand-for-hand — situations in the card game of poker arise exclusively during tournaments at times in which multiple tables are in play and the tournament is nearing an increase in the prize payouts, and/or there must be a definitive player ranking. In poker… …
62hand — ► NOUN 1) the end part of the arm beyond the wrist. 2) (before another noun ) operated by or held in the hand. 3) (before another noun or in combination ) done or made manually. 4) a pointer on a clock or watch indicating the passing of units of… …
63hand-out — (n.) also handout, hand out, alms or food given to a beggar, 1882, hobo slang, from HAND (Cf. hand) (v.) + OUT (Cf. out). Meaning distributed printed informational matter is from 1927 …
64hand-written — (adj.) also handwritten, 1745, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + WRITTEN (Cf. written). As a verb, hand write is recorded from 1878, probably a back formation …
65Hand — (h[a^]nd), n. A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which are passed rapidly from hand to hand. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …
66hand job — 1940s, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + JOB (Cf. job) …
67hand-basket — (n.) late 15c., from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + BASKET (Cf. basket) …
68hand-car — (n.) 1846 in railroading sense, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + CAR (Cf. car) …
69hand-grenade — (n.) 1660s, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + GRENADE (Cf. grenade), which at that time referred to any explosive missile …
70hand-made — (adj.) also handmade, 1610s, from HAND (Cf. hand) (n.) + MADE (Cf. made) …