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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Handing}.]
1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
them the letter.
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2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
to hand a lady into a carriage.
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3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.
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4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.
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5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]
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6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.
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{To hand down}, to transmit in succession, as from father to
son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are
handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper
officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of
the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.
{To hand over}, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver
up.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Handed \Hand"ed\, a.
1. With hands joined; hand in hand.
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Into their inmost bower,
Handed they went. --Milton.
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2. Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.
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As poisonous tongued as handed. --Shak.
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Note: Handed is used in composition in the sense of having
(such or so many) hands; as, bloody-handed;
free-handed; heavy-handed; left-handed; single-handed.
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