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notes a less forcible form. I say, however, that the haud is iiio\ ed 

 forward. The precise direction in which the haud is moved is not, 1 

 think, essential. (Matthcn-K.) 



Scatter the dexter fingers outward, as if sporting away water from 

 them. (Burton.) 



(1) Right hand partially elevated, fingers closed, thumb clasping the 

 tips ; (2) sadden motion downward and ontward accompanied by equally 

 sadden opening of fingers and snapping from the thumb, of the fingers. 

 (Cheyenne I.) 



Right hand closed (O) carried forward in front of the body toward the 

 right and downward, daring which the hand is opened, fingers down- 

 ward, as if dropping ont the contents. (Dakota I.) "Not worth keeping." 



Half close the fingers of the right hand, crook the thumb over the 

 fore and middle fingers and move the hand, back upward, a foot or so 

 toward the object referred to, and snddenls' let the fingers fly open. 

 (Dakota IV.) "Scattered around, therefore bad." 



Close the fingers of the right hand, resting the tips against the thumb, 

 then throw the hand downward and outward toward the right to arm's 

 length, and spring open the fingers. (Dakota VI, VII.) 



Hands open, palms turned in ; move one hand towards, and the other 

 from, the body ; theu rice rersa. (Omaha \.) 



Tlirow the clinched riglit hand forward, downward, and outward, and 

 when near at arm's length, suddenly snap the fingers from the thumb as 

 if sprinkling water. (M'!/((nf1ot I.) "To throw away contemptuously; 

 not worth keeping." 



Raise hand in front of breast, fingers hooked, thumb resting against 

 second finger, palm downward (Cr 1), then with a nervous movement 

 throw the hand downward to the right and a little behind the body, with 

 an expression of disgust on the face. During motion of hand the fing- 

 ers are gradually extended as though throwing something out of hand, 

 and in final i)()sition the fingers and thumb are straight and separated, 

 pahn backward (R 1), with fingers i)ointing downward, ])alm Itackward. 

 (ISahaptm I.) "Away witli it." 



Same motion of arm and hand as in All I'ij^iit ; Gootl. But in the 



first position fingers are closed, and as the hand moves to the right they 

 are tlirown open, until in final position all are extended as in final for 

 Allrjgiit; Cirood. (Sahaptin I.) 



Deaf-mute natural si(jn. — Use the sign for Hiiildi^oiiie, at the same 

 time shake the head as if to say j\o. (Zietjlcr.) 



