• HANA
n. 1951 Hawaii – work, labour
vb. 1951 Hawaii – to work, to make
• HANAHANA
adj. 1. 1967 Hawaii – heated, as with exercise
adj. 2. 1967 Hawaii – warm, as a hot day
n. 1967 Hawaii – labour, hard work
vb. 1967 Hawaii – to labour, to work hard
• HANAU
vb. 1967 Hawaii – to give birth
• HANBY
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – wanton, unruly
• HANCE
vb. 1303 obs. – to raise, to lift, to elevate, to exalt
• HANCED
adj. 17C Brit. euphemism – intoxicated with alcohol
• HANCH
n. 1808-18 & N. Ireland – a voracious snap or snatch; an attempt to bite from behind
vb. 1. a1400-50 now chiefly Sc.- to snatch, to snap at or bite with violent or noisy action of the jaws; said of large dogs, wild beasts, cannibals, or greedy men
vb. 2. 1824 Sc. – to eat greedily or voraciously as a dog or pig does
vb. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to seize, to snatch; to take hold of rough; to handle roughly or unkindly
• HANCHUM-SCRANSHUM
n. 1856 Eng. dial. – bewilderment, confusion, disorder
• HANCING
n. 1382 obs. – raising, elevation
• HANCKLETH
n. c1538 Sc. obs. – an ankle
• HAND
n. 1. 1340 obs. – breath
n. 2. 1523 obs. – a handle
n. 3. 1607 obs. – the trunk of an elephant
n. 4. 1615 obs. – the whole arm
n. 5. 1673 – a shoulder of mutton
n. 6. a1825 – a shoulder of pork
n. 7. 1838 Amer. sl. – a round of applause
n. 8. 1870 Sc. & Eng. & Amer, dial. – an adept, a clever performer
n. 9. 1877 Eng. dial. – handwriting; signature
n. 10. 1931 Amer. dial. – an amulet or good luck charm
n. 11. 1960 Amer. sl. – help; aid
vb. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – to sign
• HAND-ADVENTURE
n. 1649 obs. – a single-handed contest
• HAND-A-RUNNING
adv. 1945 Amer. dial. – consecutively, in succession, continuously
• HAND AWHILE
adv. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – now and then
• HANDBAG
n. 1. 1966 Amer. dial. – a paper bag for bringing groceries home from the store
n. 2. 2000s Aust. sl. – any form of boxed rather than bottled wine
• HAND-BLOW
n. 1577-87 – a blow with the hand; a cuff
• HAND-BOLT
n. 1816 – a handcuff
vb. 1816 – to handcuff
• HANDBOOK
n. 1. 1894 Amer. horse racing & gambling usage – a bookmaker
n. 2. 20C Amer. sl. – in horse racing: a place, other than a legal betting office, where bets are made away from the racetrack
n. 3. 1966 Amer. dial. – what you keep your money in when you carry it around with you
• HAND-BOUND
adj. 1. 1856 Eng. dial. – fully occupied, very busy
adj. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – hampered, put to inconvenience
• HANDBOW
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a somersault
• HAND-BROAD
adj. 1612-15 – of the width of a hand
• H. AND C.
n. 1960s US drug culture sl. – a mixture of heroin and cocaine
• HAND-CANTER
n. 1892 Sc. – a quick canter
• HAND-CLAP
n. 1822 – a clap of the hands; the brief space of time this takes; an instant, a moment
• HAND-CLED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – gloved
• HANDCLOTH
n. 1. c1000 obs. – a towel, a napkin; a duster
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a pocket handkerchief
• HANDCLOUT
n. 1788 Eng. dial. – a towel, a napkin; a duster
• HANDCRAFT
n. a975 obs. – manual skill, power, or work; handicraft
• HANDCRAFTMAN
n. a1529 obs. – a handicraftsman
• HANDCRAFTSMAN
n. 1530-1 obs. – a handicraftsman
• HANDCRAFTY MAN
n. 1463-4 obs. – a handicraftsman
• HAND-DARG
n. Bk1905 Sc. – handiwork, labour, toil; what is gained by labour
• HANDEL
n. 1804 Sc. – light refreshment taken before breakfast, a snack of food
• HANDER
n. 1868 – a blow on the hand
• HANDERMENT
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – obstruction, delay, hindrance
• HANDERSOME
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – handy; inclined to meddle, meddling
• HAND-EVIL
n. 1562 obs. – gout in the hands
• HANDFAST
adj. 1. c1200 obs. – contracted by the joining of hands; espoused; betrothed
adj. 2. c1400 obs. – bound; having the hands fast; manacled
adj. 3. 1603 – having a firm grip of the hand; tight-fisted, close-fisted
n. 1. 1545 obs. – firm hold or grip with the hands
n. 2. 1611 obs. – a contract or covenant; a betrothal or marriage contract
n. 3. 1626 obs. – the joining of hands in making a bargain
n. 4. 1893 Eng. – a handle by which anything is grasped, as a flail
vb. 1. c1200 obs. – to make a contract of marriage between parties by joining of hands; to betroth
vb. 2. a1400 obs. – of the man: to engage in a marriage contract
vb. 3. c1530 obs. – to grasp, to seize with the hand; to take fast hold of
vb. 4. 1586 obs. – to make fast the hands of; to manacle
vb. 5. 1630 obs. – to engage with an earnest; to give earnest of
• HANDFASTED
adj. 1. 1535 obs. – contracted or engaged by joining of hands; betrothed
adj. 2. 1592 obs. – with hands firmly grasped, hand in hand
• HANDFASTENING
n. c1545 obs. – ‘handfasting’
• HANDFASTER
n. 1598 obs. – one who makes a contract between parties; the maker of a nuptial contract or union
• HANDFASTING
n. 1530 obs. – betrothal
• HANDFASTNESS
n. 1545 obs. – the condition of being fast bound; firm attachment
• HAND FOR NEIVE
adv. 1813 Sc. – hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together
• HAND-FRIED
adj. 1969 Amer. dial. – of potatoes: cut up, sliced thin, and cooked raw in fat or oil
• HANDFUL
n. 1. c1450 obs. – a lineal measure of four inches
n. 2. 1535 obs. – used in measuring the height of horses (4 inches)
n. 3. 1887 Amer. sl. – a great deal to manage; a burdensome task; someone or something difficult to cope with
n. 4. 1930 sl. – five years imprisonment
• HAND-GOING
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – reported from one to another
adv. 1911 Amer. dial. – in succession, continuously
• HANDGRIP
n. 1. a1300 – grasp, seizure with the hand
n. 2. 1887 – the handle by which a grip is taken
• HANDGRIPING
n. 1700 obs. – grasp, seizure with the hand
• HAND-HAP
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a chance, hazard
• HANDICAPPED
adj. 1. L19 sl. – drunk
adj. 2. L19 sl. – intoxicated by drugs
• HANDICRAFT
n. 1586 obs. – a handicraftsman, an artisan, a workman
• HANDICUFFS
n. 1816 – blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand
• HAND-IDLE
adj. 1897 Sc. – idle, having nothing to occupy the hands
• HANDIE-DANDIE
n. L15 – copulation
• HANDIGRIPING
n. 1577 obs. – grasp, seizure with the hand
• HANDILY
adv. 1. 1913 Amer. dial. – rightly, justly
adv. 2. 20C sl. – in horse racing, of the way a horse wins: in an easy manner when not under pressure
• HANDIMENT
n. 1660 obs. – handling, management
• HAND IN A BACK-CHAP
vb. 1871 Sc. – to play the part of an assistant or ‘second fiddle’
• HAND IN GLOVE
adj. 1737 colloq. – in an intimate relationship or close association
• HANDING-POINT
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a sign-post, a finger-post
• HANDING-POST
n. 1880 Eng. dial. – a guide-post; a signpost
• HAND IN ONE’S ACCOUNTS
vb. 1817 US colloq. obs. – to die
• HAND IN ONE’S CHECKS
vb. 1912 Amer. dial. – to die
• HAND IN ONE’S CHIPS
vb. 1879 sl., orig. US – to die
• HAND IN ONE’S DINNER-PAIL
vb. 1905 jocular usage – to die
• HAND-JOB
n. 1969 sl. – masturbation
• HANDKERCHIEF HEAD
n. 1. 1942 African-American usage – a Black man who is submissive toward White people or who adopts White culture
n. 2. 1970 African-American usage – one who wears a rag on his head to preserve his expensively processed hair-do
• HANDLANG-WHILE
n. c1460 obs. – a moment, an instant, a span of time
• HANDLE
n. 1. 1889 Eng. dial. – the hand of a clock or watch
n. 2. 1892 Sc. – fishing tackle or gear
n. 3. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a personal name
n. 4. 1950 Amer. dial. – the nose
n. 5. 20C US sl. – the penis
n. 6. 20C sl. – in horse racing: the total money bet by all players on one race or meet, or for the entire season
vb. 1. 1823 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to receive or get money from; to secure; to get hold of
vb. 2. 19C Brit. & US euphemism – to masturbate
vb. 3. B1900 N. Ireland – to hurry, to exert oneself
vb. 4. B1900 Eng. dial. – to put an arm around a girl’s waist
vb. 5. Bk1903 sl. – to possess carnally
vb. 6. 1949 Amer. dial. euphemism – to castrate
vb. 7. 20C US sl. – to pet; to fondle
• HAND LEAP
n. 1966 Amer. dial. – a somersault
• HANDLEBARS
n. 1967 Amer. dial. – men’s long underwear
• HANDLE FOR THE BROOM
n. 19C Brit. sl. – the vagina
• HANDLE OF THE FACE
n. 1708 jocular usage – the nose
• HANDLER
n. 1754 US – a trader with the Indians
• HANDLES
n. 20C US sl. – the breasts
• HANDLES LIKE A DOG ON LINO
phr. 20C Aust. sl. – handles very badly
• HANDLESOME
adj. 1674 obs. – capable of being handled
• HANDLESS
adj. 1413 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – incapable or incompetent with the hands, or in action; awkward, clumsy
• HANDLE THE FEET
vb. 1879 Eng. dial. – to make good use of the legs
• HANDLE THE RIBBINS
vb. Bk1903 sl. – to drive (ribbins = reins)
• HANDLE TO A HEN’S NEST
phr. 1965 Amer. dial. – said to a child when he asks “What are you making?”
• HANDLE WITH KID GLOVES
vb. 20C colloq. – to treat with extreme care
• HANDLIN
n. 1892 Sc. – fishing tackle or gear
• HANDLING
n. 1. c1450 obs. – a handle
n. 2. 1660 Sc. – a position of trust; stewardship
n. 3. 1820 Sc. – an entertainment, party, meeting, gathering
n. 4. 1895 Sc. – interference, intermeddling
• HANDLINGS
adv. c1000 obs. – hand-to-hand, at close quarters
• HANDLOCK
n. 1532 obs. – a shackle for the hands; a manacle, a handcuff
vb. 1586 – to manacle, to handcuff
• HAND-LOOSE
adj. 1596 obs. – free from restraint
• HANDLUM
adj. B1900 Eng. dial. – awkward, clumsy of hand
• HANDLY
adj. c1400 obs. – used by the hands; manual; mechanical
• HANDMAID
n. 1382 arch. – a female personal attendant or servant
• HANDMAIDEN
n. a1300 literary arch. – a female personal attendant or servant
• HAND-MAKER
n. 1549 obs. – one who makes gain fraudulently
• HAND-MAMMY
n. 1970 Amer. dial. – a midwife
• HANDMAN
n. 1. 1754 Eng. dial. obs. – a man-servant
n. 2. 1969 Amer. dial. – (usually as ‘hand man’) a man who is employed to help with work on a farm
• HAND-ME-DOWN LOOKING
adj. 1895 Eng. dial. – worthless, good-for-nothing in appearance
• HAND-MUFF
n. 1814 obs. – a boxing glove
• HAND-OFFER
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – a gift
• HANDOUT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – dishonesty
• HAND-OVER-HEAD
adj. a1693 now rare or obs. – thoughtlessly extravagant; precipitate, rash, reckless; indiscriminate
adv. 1. c1440 now rare or obs. – precipitately, hastily, rashly, recklessly; indiscriminately
adv. 2. 1824 Sc. – indiscriminately, inconsiderately, without calculating consequences
adv. 3. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – in confusion or disorder, confusedly
• HAND-PAINTED DOORMAT
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – something excellent
• HAND-PAT
adj. 1897 Eng. dial. – ready at hand, convenient; off-hand, fluent
• HAND-PAYMENT
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a beating
• HANDPOCKET
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a handbag
• HAND-POST
n. 1791 – a guide-post at the parting of roads
• HAND-PROMISE
n. 1885 Ireland – betrothal, troth-plight
• HAND-PROP
n. 1857 Sc. – a walking stick
• HAND-RACKLE
adj. 1822 Sc. – careless, acting without consideration; active, ready
• HAND RIDE
n. 20C sl. – in horse racing: a workout or race in which the jockey does not use the whip
• HAND-RITE
n. 1843 Amer. dial. – handwriting
• HAND RUBBER
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a rubber band
• HAND-RUNNING
adv. 1828 Eng. dial. or colloq. – consecutively, continuously, in uninterrupted succession
• HANDSAULT
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a handspring, a somersault
• HANDSEL
n. 1. c1200 obs. – lucky prognostic, omen, presage, augury; a token or omen of good luck
n. 2. a1300 – a gift or present (expressive of good wishes) at the beginning of a new year, or on entering upon any new condition, situation, or circumstances, the donning of new clothes, etc.; orig. deemed to be auspicious, or to ensure good luck for the new year, etc.
n. 3. 1390 obs. – a gift or present given on any occasion; reward
n. 4. 1569 – a first installment of payment; earnest money; the first money taken by a trader in the morning; the first money received in the day for the sale of goods; also, the first purchaser; anything given or taken as an omen, or pledge of what is to follow
n. 5. 1573 – the first use, experience, trial, proof, or specimen of anything; first taste, foretaste, first fruits; often with the notion of its being auspicious of what is to follow
n. 6. 1824 Sc. & N. Ireland – a piece of bread given before breakfast; a morning lunch
n. 7. 1892 Sc. – guerdon, reward; also ironically, a punishment, a smack of the hand
n. 8. B1900 Eng. dial. – a handful
vb. 1. c1430 – to present with, give, or offer something auspicious at the commencement of the year or day, the beginning of an enterprise, etc.; to inaugurate the new year to anyone with gifts, or the day to a dealer by being his first customer
vb. 2. 1605 – to use for the first time; to be the first to test, try, prove, taste
vb. 3. 1789 Sc. & Eng. dial. – to give money or a present to celebrate a new undertaking, etc.; to celebrate for the first time, esp. by drinking
vb. 4. B1900 Eng. dial. – to give something unpleasant; to punish with a blow; used ironically
• HAND-SELLER
n. 1. 1851 – a ‘cheap Jack’; a seller of cheap inferior goods; a hawker at a fair or market
n. 2. 1851 – a street-dealer who carries his stock-in-trade in a basket, tray, or the like
• HANDSEL MONDAY
n. 1585 Sc. – the first Monday of the year, on which New Year’s handsel is given
• HANDSERVANT
n. 1578 obs. – a servant attending upon one; an attendant
• HANDSHAKER
n. 1. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a toady
n. 2. 1967 Amer. dial. – a Methodist
• HAND-SHAKING
n. 1. 1818 Sc. – a correction, punishment; a close engagement, grappling
n. 2. Bk1905 Sc. – an interference, intermeddling
• HAND-SHECKLES
n. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – handcuffs
• HAND-SHOES
n. 1836 Sc. – gloves
• HANDS-IN-THE-POCKET WEATHER
n. 1986 Amer. dial. – very cold weather
• HANDSMOOTH
adj. 1. 1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – level or flat as if smoothed with the hand; smooth to the hand
adj. 2. 1612 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – flat, unqualified
adv. 1600 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – flatly; downright; without check, interruption, or qualification
• HAND SOCK
n. 1958 Amer. dial. – a glove or mitten
• HANDSOME
adj. 1. c1435 obs. – easy to handle or manipulate, or to wield, deal with, or use in any way
adj. 2. 1530 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – handy, ready at hand, convenient, suitable
adj. 3. 1547 obs. – of an agent: apt, skilled, clever
adj. 4. 1563-87 obs. – of action, speech, etc.: appropriate, apt, dexterous, skilful, clever, happy
adj. 5. 1597 obs. – proper, fitting, seemly, becoming, decent
adj. 6. 1665 obs. or arch. – of military exploits: soldierly, gallant, brave, admirable
adj. 7. 1898 Sc. & Eng. dial. – of the weather: fine, good, bright
adj. 8. B1900 Eng. dial. – honourable, noble; good, giving good quality or measure
adj. 9. B1900 Eng. dial. – thorough, complete
adj. 10. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – generous
n. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – a nickname for a handsome man
vb. 1555 obs. – to fit, to adapt; to make seemly or becoming; to bring to a proper condition; to beautify, to adorn
• HANDSOMELY
adv. 1. 1547-64 obs. – conveniently, handily, readily
adv. 2. 1550 obs. exc. nautical usage – carefully; without haste, gently, gradually
adv. 3. 1551 obs. – skilfully, dexterously, cleverly
adv. 4. 1553 obs. – fitly, appropriately, aptly
adv. 5. 1582 rare – with becoming or elegant action; in good style, neatly, elegantly
• HANDSOMENESS
n. 1. 1530 obs. – convenience, handiness; fitness
n. 2. 1555 obs. – skill, dexterity, ability, cleverness; propriety, becomingness, decency
n. 3. a1616 obs. – graciousness, courtesy
• HAND SOMEONE A LEMON
vb. 1860s Amer. sl. – to take advantage of; to cheat
• HAND SOMEONE HIS HEAD
vb. 1970s Amer. sl. – to destroy
• HAND SOMEONE THE LEMON
vb. 1910s sl. – to dismiss
• HANDSPAN
n. 1969 Amer. dial. – a handspring, a somersault
• HANDSTAFF
n. M19 Brit. sl. – the penis
• HAND-STIR
n. 1. 1896 Eng. dial. – a very small distance; a slight movement
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – the smallest possible amount of labour
• HAND-STOCKING
n. 1865 Eng. dial. – a mitten
• HANDSTONE
n. 1598 obs. – a stone that can be lifted or thrown with the hand; a pebble
• HAND-STRIKE
n. 1681 Sc. – a blow with the hand
• HANDSTROKE
n. 1. 1523 obs. – a stroke or blow with the hand
n. 2. 1523 obs. – the smallest possible amount of labour
• HAND-TAME
adj. a1300 obs. – tame and submissive to handling; mild, gentle
• HANDTAMED
adj. c1460 obs. – reduced to submission
• HAND-TAMENESS
n. a1300 obs. – submissiveness, gentleness
• HAND’S TURN
n. 1. 1828 colloq. – a stroke of work
n. 2. 1899 Amer. dial. – a helping hand; assistance
• HAND’S-WHILE
n. Bk1905 Sc. – a little while
• HANDWRITE
n. 1836 Amer. dial. – handwriting
• HAND-TETHERS
n. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – handcuffs
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – pursuits requiring constant attention
• HAND-THIEF
n. 1899 Sc. – one who steals with the hands
• HAND-TIES
n. 1. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – handcuffs
n. 2. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – pursuits requiring constant attention
• HAND-TIMBER
n. 1664 obs. – small wood
• HAND TO NEIVE
adv. 1787 Sc. – hand in glove, intimately, familiarly, close together
• HAND TURN
n. 1968 Amer. dial. – a handspring; a somersault
• HAND-WAILED
adj. 1786 Sc. – remarkable, distinguished in whatever way; carefully selected
• HAND-WALED
adj. 1671 Sc. – chosen or selected by hand; individually or carefully selected or picked
• HAND-WARMERS
n. E20 Aust. & US sl. – the breasts
• HAND-WED
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – weeded by hand
• HAND-WHILE
n. 1000 – a moment, an instant; a little while; a short span of time → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HAND-WOMAN
n. 1. a1300 obs. – a female attendant; a handmaid
n. 2. 1847 Eng. dial. – a midwife
• HANDWORK
n. a1000 obs. – a thing or quantity of things wrought or made by the hands; handiwork
• HAND-WRIST
n. 1. a1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – the wrist or joint of the hand
n. 2. 1707 obs. rare – a cuff, as on a shirt
• HANDWRIT
n. c1200 obs. – handwriting; autograph; signature
• HANDWRITING
n. 1534 obs. or arch. – that which is written by hand; manuscript; a piece of written matter; a written document or note
• HAND-WROUGHT
adj. Bk1905 Eng. dial. – fabricated by hand
• HANDY
adj. 1. 1535 obs. – done by the hand; manual
adj. 2. 1814 Eng. dial. – of time: near to, approaching, nearly
adj. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. – officious; over-busy with one’s hands
adj. 4. 20C sl. – in horse racing, of a horse: nimble, easily guided
adv. 1. 1931-33 Amer. dial. – easily, readily
adv. 2. 1939 Amer. dial. – justly, rightly
adv. 3. 1943 Amer. dial. – well, properly
• HANDY AS A GIMLET
adj. 19C Eng. dial. – quick, smart, useful
• HANDY BLOW
n. 1587 – a blow with the hand; a cuff
• HANDY-CUFFS
n. 1. 1701 – blows with the hands; fighting hand to hand
n. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – handcuffs, manacles
• HANDY-DANDY
adv. 1. a1529 – with change of places; alternately, in rapid alternation
adv. 2. B1900 Eng. dial. – on the alert
n. 1. 1362 obs. – something held or offered in the closed hand; a covert bribe or present
n. 2. L15 – copulation
• HANDY-FIGHT
n. 1601 obs. – a hand-to-hand fight
• HANDY-FRAME
n. 1597 obs. – what is framed by the hands, handiwork
• HANDY-GRIP
n. a1300 obs. – a grasp, seizure with the hand
• HANDY-GRIPS
n. 1660 Sc. – close quarters, grappling
• HANDY-MIGHT
n. 1872 Sc. – strength of hand, main force
• HANDY-PUNGY
n. B1900 Eng. dial. – a fight with the fists
• HANDY-STONE
n. 1899 Sc. – a small stone, one that can be thrown with the hand
• HANDYTHRIFT
n. a1592 obs. – what a man earns with his hands
• HANDYWRIGHT
n. 1674 obs. – a worker with his hands; a mechanic
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