Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . le of handwriting ; chirography ; possession ;ownership: course of performance or execution;agency in the transmission from one person to an-other; that which is held in a hand at once.—v. give, transmit, lead, guide, or lift, with thehand.—Handy,-Y, a. [-ier,-iest.] Skillful in usingthe hand ; dexterous; adroit; readj to the hand ;convenient. — Handily, adv. — Handcuff, n. A fas-. Hammock.


Webster's practical dictionaryA practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . le of handwriting ; chirography ; possession ;ownership: course of performance or execution;agency in the transmission from one person to an-other; that which is held in a hand at once.—v. give, transmit, lead, guide, or lift, with thehand.—Handy,-Y, a. [-ier,-iest.] Skillful in usingthe hand ; dexterous; adroit; readj to the hand ;convenient. — Handily, adv. — Handcuff, n. A fas-. Hammock. sQn, cube, fuU; moon, f66t; cow, oil; linger or ink, then, boNboN, cliair, get. HANG 172 HARM tening consisting of a rin^ around the wrist, iisuallyconnected by a chain with one on the other wrist; amanacle.—!., t. [haxdcuffed (-kuft), -cuffing.]To put handcuffs on; to manacle. — Hand^ful, -ful,n.; pi. -FULS. As much as the hand will contain; asmall quantity or number. — Haiidmaid, -maiden,n. A maid tliat waits at hand; a female servant.—Handwriting, n. The form of writing peculiar toeach hand or person; chirography; what is writtenby hand; manuscript. — Hand^icaj), n. A race inwhich the horses carry different weights, accordingto their age and character for speed, etc., to equalizethe chances as much as possible ; an allowance ofa certain amount of time or distance in starting, f ranted in a race to the competitor possessing in-erior advantages. ^ v. t. To encumber with ahandicap ; to hamper. — Handicraft, n. Manualoccupation; work ijerformed by the liand.—Hand


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