hand 
At no handt, by no means ; not on any account. 
Corb. Give it me again. 
Mas. At no hand; pardon me. B. Jonson, Volpone, i. 1. 
With simplicity admire and accept the mystery ; but at 
ni> hand by pride, ignorance, interest, or vanity, wrest it 
to ignoble uses. Jer. Taylor, Worthy Communicant. 
Many of the roomes above had the chimnies in y angles 
and corners, a mode now introduc'd by his Ma'y w>* I do 
at no hand approve of. Evelyn, Diary, July 22, 1870. 
At second band, not directly from the source or flrst 
owner ; not in the first place, or by or from the first ; by 
transmission ; not primarily ; not originally : as, a report 
received at second hand. The at is sometimes omitted : 
as, a book obtained second hand. 
In imitation of preachers at second hand, I shall tran- 
scribe from Bruyere a piece of raillery. Taller. 
At the hand or hands of, from the action or agency 
of ; as a duty or obligation of. 
Your blood of your lives will I require ; at the hand of 
every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man. 
Gen. ix. 5. 
Let it therefore be required . . . at the hands of the 
clergy, to be in meanness of estate like the apostles. 
Hooker, Eccles. Polity. 
Baronet's hand. See baronet. Behind the handt, be- 
hindhand. 
Our master to accompts 
Hath just occasion found; 
And I am caught behind the hand 
Above two hundred pound. 
George Barnwell (Child's Ballads, VIII. 220). 
Black Hand. See Mack. Blood-red hand. See badge 
uf Ulster, under badge*. Bloody hand. See bloody. 
By hand, by the use of the hands, or of something held 
in the hand, as opposed to any other means, natural or 
artificial : as, to make something by hand instead of by 
machinery ; to rear a child by hand. 
My sister, Mrs. Joe Gargery, was more than twenty years 
older than I, and had established a great reputation with 
herself and the neighbours because she had brought me 
up by hand. Dickens, Great Expectations, ii. 
By the strong hand, by force. 
They said they would take the bride again, 
By the strong hand, if they may. 
Katharine Jan/arie (Child's Ballads, IV. 32). 
Clean hands. See clean. Elder hand, eldest hand. 
See def. 11 (c). First hand. See/rx'. For one's own 
handt, on one's own account ; for one's self ; without re- 
gard to others. 
"I fought for my own hand," said the smith, sullenly. 
Scott, Fair Maid of Perth, xxxlv. 
For each 
But sought to rule for his own self and hand. 
Tennyson, Coining of Arthur. 
From hand to hand, from one person to another. From 
hand to mouth, by consuming at once whatever one 
gets ; without forethought or economy ; in general, with 
attention to or provision for immediate wants only. 
Some seldome eate or drinke, and some not at all ; 
others, but from hand to mouth. 
Pmchas, Pilgrimage, p.-307. 
Full hand, in poker. See full, n., 3. Give me your 
hands, support me with your applause ; clap your hands 
in approval. 
So, good night unto you all. 
Give me your hands, if we be friends, 
And Robin shall restore amends. 
Shale., M. N. D., v. 2, Epil. 
Quldonlan hand. See Quidonian. Hand and glove, 
hand In glove, very intimate or familiar. 
Men . . . prate and preach about what others prove, 
As if the world and they were hand and glove. 
Cowper, Table-Talk, 1. 173. 
Hand and thight. See the extract. 
Ultimately, however, daughters appear to have become 
entitled to inherit all if there were no sons. . . . The 
land thus given to a daughter was called "an inheritance 
of hand and thigh." It appears that women could in- 
herit such land afterwards as well as men. 
IT. K. Sullivan, Introd. to O'Curry's Anc. Irish, p. clxxli. 
Hand In and OUtt, an old game prohibited by a statute 
of Edward IV. Hand In hand, with hands mutually 
clasped ; hence, in union ; conjointly ; unitedly. 
Thou shalt go hand in hand with me, and share 
As well in my ability as love. 
Beau, and Fl., Honest Man's Fortune, li. 3. 
Great Acts and great Eloquence most commonly go hand 
in hand. Hilton, Hist. Eng., ii. 
Hand Of glory. [Tr. F. main de gloire, a charm made 
from the root of mandrake, also from a hand, a perver- 
sion of mandragore, in earlier forms mandegloire, mandre- 
gloire, mandragora, mandrake : see mandrake. The man- 
drake figures in many superstitions. ] A charm or talisman 
supposed to open locks and reveal hidden treasure. It con- 
sisted of the hand of a corpse, usually of an executed mur- 
derer, prepared in a certain way, and sometimes holding a 
candle of especial magical composition. 
De hand of glory ... is hand cut off from a dead man, 
as have been hanged for murther, and dried very nice in 
de shmoke of juniper wood. Scott, Antiquary, xvii. 
Hand over hand, hand over fist, bypassing the hands 
alternately one before or above the other : as, to climb hand 
over hand ; also, rapidly : as, to come up with a chase at 
sea hand over hand. 
The sky was all heavy with passing clouds from the ho- 
rizon to the zenith, and what looked to be a heavy squall 
was coming up hand over fist along with the wind. 
W. C. Russell, Sailor's Sweetheart, xi. 
Hand over head, negligently ; rashly ; without seeing 
what one does. [Rare.] 
2701 
Hemp is said to be dressed hand over head when the 
coarse is not separated from the fine. Uattiwell. 
Hand running. See hand-runniny. Hands off ! keep 
off; forbear; refrain from blows or touching. 
Hand off, rude ranger ! B. Jonson, Sad Shepherd, i. '2. 
Hands of ! thou tithe-fat plunderer ! play 
No trick of priestcraft here ! Whittier, Elliott. 
Hand to hand, in close contact, as in fighting with 
swords ; in close combat. 
But up, and arm thee, young Musgrave, 
We'll try it han' to han'. 
Lord Barnaby (Child's Ballads, II. 310). 
Harmonic hand. Same as Omdonian hand (which see, 
under Guidonian). Heavy on or in hand, difficult to 
manage : an expression properly belonging to the manege. 
Poor Bella, how heavy on hand she will find him. 
Lawrence, Guy Livingston. 
Heel of the hand. See heel*. Hot at handt. same 
as heavy an hand (which see, above). 
But hollow men, like horses hot at hand, 
Make gallant show and promise of their mettle. 
Shak., J. C., Iv. 2. 
Imposition of hands. Same as laying on of hands. In 
hand, (a) In the hand; hence, in immediate or actual 
possession. 
A Byrd is better in thy hande 
Then in Wood two or three. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 91. 
It is counted uncivil to visit In this Country without an 
offering in hand, ilaundrell, Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 26. 
Most Men are unwilling to trust God too long upon his 
bare Word ; they would have something in hand, and the 
remainder hereafter. Stillingjleet, Sermons, II. vii. 
(o) In the state of preparation or execution ; under ex- 
amination, attention, etc. 
What wol ye do whil that it is in honde I 
Chaucer, Reeve's Tale, 1. 115. 
Master Page, will you go with us? we have sport in 
hand. Shak., M. W. of W., li. 1. 
He never considered his education as finished ; he had 
always some object in hand to investigate. 
Lady Holland, in Sydney Smith, vi. 
Large hand. See small hand. Laying on of hands, 
the act of placing the hands on the head of another in 
order to confer and as a sign of conferring a spiritual 
benefit, gift, power, or authority, as in ordaining to some 
ministerial office, or in confirmation, in New Testament 
times in the healing of the sick, and from very early times 
in exorcisms, the admission of catechumens, visitation of 
the sick, reconciling schismatics and heretics, etc. 
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given 
thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the 
presbytery. 1 Tim. iv. 14. 
Light in hand, easy to manage. Near handt, nigh 
handt, nearly ; about. 
In one hundred and sixty years there was near hand 
fifty popes. J. Bradford, Works (Parker Soc., 1853), II. 274. 
ffayne wold I wete if he were here nye hande. 
GenerydfS (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2273. 
Of all haudst, in any event. 
We cannot cross the cause why we are born ; 
Therefore, of all hands must we be forsworn. 
Shak., L. L. L., Iv. 3. 
Off one's hands, done ; ended; out of the way, as a task, a 
responsibility, etc. Of his hands, (at) As to his hands 
that is, as to his manual dexterity and military skill : 
as, a tall man of his hands ; a proper fellow of his hands. 
Omer . . . oft-tymes openly writis 
Of that buerne in thi boke, as best of his hondes, 
Or wegh that is worshipful], * wight of his dedis. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 10313. 
He is as tall a man of his hands as any is between this 
and this head ; he hath fought with a warrener. 
Shak., M. W. of W., I. 4. 
(b) Accustomed to use the hands, especially in boxing or 
fighting. 
A man of his handes with hastynesse 
Should at no tyme be fylde. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 84. 
Being a man of his hands, . . . [Bill) can't help stop- 
ping to look on for a bit and see Tom Brown, their pet 
craftsman, fight a round. 
T. Hughes, Tom Brown at Rugby, ii. 5. 
On all hands, (a) On all sides ; in every direction. 
The Britaine lost fifteen e men . . . besides divers were 
hurt> the rest went to worke on all hands. 
Capt. John Smith, True Travels, I. 6. 
(6) By every one. 
The subject of aerostation is admitted on all hands to 
be one of extreme difficulty. Encyc. Brit., IX. 308. 
On hand, (a) Present ; ready ; available ; in immediate 
presence or possession ; subject to disposal : as, he was on 
hand at an early hour ; he has a supply of goods on hand ; 
to have spare time on hand, (b) Under consideration ; in 
intention ; on foot. 
Fader, what harm es the on hand, 
That thou es in thi bed ligand, 
And wharto hastou cald vs heder? 
Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 62. 
On or upon one's hands, under one's care, management, 
or responsibility; as a burden or responsibility. 
Jupiter had a farm . . . upon his hands. 
Sir R. L'Estrange. 
His wife came upon my hands. 
Fielding, Joseph Andrews, II. lii. 
On the mending hand, improving, especially in health ; 
convalescent ; recovering. 
Our wounded men, some die still, and some on the mend- 
ing hand. 
W. Bradford, in App. to New England's Memorial, p. 435. 
hand 
Mr. Harley still continues on the mending hand. 
Swift, Journal to Stella, xvii. 
Out Of hand. () At once ; directly ; without delay or 
hesitation. 
O pay me now, Lord Wearie ; 
Come, pay me out o' hand. 
Lamkin (Child's Ballads, III. 95). 
Gather we our forces out of hand. 
Shak., 1 Hen. VI., iii. >. 
And what do I care for Jane, let her speak of you well or 
ill; 
Hut marry me out of hand: we two shall be happy still. 
Tennyson, The Grandmother. 
((/) Off one's hands ; done ; ended. 
Were these inward wars once out of hand, 
We would, dear lords, unto the Holy Land. 
Shak., 2 Hen. IV., iii. 1. 
Pat hand, in poker, a satisfactory hand, so that the player 
does not desire to draw. Red hand, in her., originally 
the arms of the province of Ulster, but granted to the 
baronets of Great Britain and Ireland as their distinguish- 
ing badge on their institution in 1611. It consists of a sin- 
ister hand, open, erect, couped at the wrist, gules, gener- 
ally borne upon a small escutcheon of pretense, argent. 
Right hand, the most efficient help or resource. 
Good mistress, leave your grief, and see your danger, 
And let that wise and noble gentleman 
With whom you are be your right hand in all things. 
Beau, and Fl., Coxcomb, iv. 6. 
Mr. Robert Cushman . . . was as their right hand with 
their friends the adventurers, and for divers years had 
done and agitated all their business with them. 
N. Morton, New England's Memorial, p. 127. 
Right hand of fellowship. See fellowship. Small 
hand, the handwriting used in ordinary correspondence, 
as distinguished from text or large hand. To bear a 
hand, to bear in handt. See bear*, v. . To bind or 
tie hand and foot, to bind or fetter both the hands and 
the feet; bind or clog completely; hinder in every way. 
He thought of the dreadful nature of his existence, 
bound hand and foot to a dead woman, and tormented by 
a demon in her shape. Dickens, Hard Times, xii. 
Ancient wrong binds the nation hand and foot, and its 
outcome must be awaited as we await the gathering of 
tempests powerless to avert, and trembling over the 
steady approach. The Century, XXXV. 793. 
To change hand. See to change a horse, under change. 
To change hands, to change sides ; especially, to 
change owners. To clap hands. See clap*. To come 
to hand, to be received ; come within one's reach. To 
cross one's hand. See cross*. To force one's hand. 
See forced. To get handt, to gain influence. 
Flattery, the dang'rous nurse of .vice, 
dot hand upon his youth. ' Daniel. 
To give one's hand, to offer one's hand to be grasped, as 
in greeting. 
She gave him her hand frankly, and wished him a good 
journey. C. D. Warner, Their Pilgrimage, p. 22. 
To have a hand in, to be concerned in ; have a part or 
concern in doing. 
I do find evidently that there is some one scrivener in 
this town that has a great haiul in writing of challenges, 
for they are all of a cut, and six of 'em in a hand. 
Beau, and FL, King and No King, iii. 2. 
To have in hand, (a) To have in one's power or control. 
(b) TO be occupied with. To have one's hand in. (a) 
To be engaged or embarked in a matter or project. 
But I'le love on, 
Since I begun, 
To th' purpose, now my hand is in. 
J. Cotgrace, Wits Interpreter (1671), p. 107. 
(b) To be in practice or skilled in any matter : as, he will 
doit well as soon as his hand is in. To have one's hand 
on one's halfpennyt. See halfpenny. To have one's 
hand out, to be awkward or out of practice at anything ; 
as, it is so long since I have done it that my hand is out. 
To have one's hands full, to be fully occupied ; have 
a great deal to do. 
About this time the testy little governor of the New 
Netherlands appears to have had his hands full, and with 
one annoyance and the other to have been kept continu- 
ally on the bounce. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 250. 
To have on (or upon) hand, to have to do with ; be oc- 
cupied with or engaged in. To have the higher handt, 
to have the advantage, superiority, or control. 
He . . . made grete slaughter of his peple, , . . that he 
myghte haue the hier honde. Merlin (E. E. T. S.)> i. 124. 
To have (or get) the upper hand, to have or get control 
or precedence. 
I have seen fools and fighters chain'd together, 
And the fighters had the upper hand, and whipp'd flrst. 
Beau, and FL, Little French Lawyer, i. 1. 
When the Greeks got the upper hand, it is said they 
treated them with great rigour. 
Pococke, Description of the East, 1. 177. 
To hold hands togethert, to be united. Nares. 
Curtesie and charitie doe commonly hold hands toge- 
ther; for though an enemie have beene malicious, yet by 
a curteous man hee shall be remitted upon the least sub- 
mission. Rich Cabinet (1616). 
To hold hand Witht, to hold one's own with ; vie with ; 
equal. 
She in beauty, education, blood, 
Holds hand with any princess of the world. 
SAo*.,K. John, ii. 2. 
To hold in hand, (a) To keep control of. (b) To keep 
in a state of uncertainty ; toy with ; keep in expectation ; 
amuse with the view of gaining some advantage. 
Holden hym in honde 
she nolde noght, ne make hirselven bonde 
In love. Chaucer, Troilus, ii. 1222. 
fie ! to receive favours, return falsehoods, 
And hold a lady in hand. Beau, and Fl. 
