living nigh-hand to where the new house was to be built — A.H.Bullen
wasn't it enough for you to nigh-hand kill one o' my horses — Samuel Lover
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.
nigh hand — nigh hand, Archaic. 1. near at hand: »The shock made…woods and mountains all nigh hand resound (Edward Fairfax). 2. almost or nearly: »to nigh hand kill one o my horses (Samuel Lover) … Useful english dictionary
nigh-hand — hard by. North … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
Hand-knitting — is a special case of knitting, in which the knitted fabric is produced by hand.Flat and circular knittingWeft knit fabrics can be divided into two types: those that have selvages (side edges) and those that are tubes, where the side edges have… … Wikipedia
nigh — Synonyms and related words: about, all but, almost, along toward, approach, approaching, approximate, approximating, arm in arm, around, as good as, aside, at close quarters, at hand, at next hand, beside, bordering on, burning, by, cheek by jowl … Moby Thesaurus
hand — n 1. palm, open hand; fist, closed hand, Sl. duke, Brit. Dial. nieve; extremity, Sl. mitt, Sl. paw, Sl. fin, Sl. flipper; (all of animals) paw, foot, pad, trotter, hoof, unguis, Zool. forefoot, Anat., Zool. manus; (all of birds of prey) claw,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
hand-in-hand — Synonyms and related words: allied, approaching, approximate, approximating, arm in arm, assembled, associated, banded together, bound, bracketed, burning, cheek by jowl, close, collected, conjoined, connected, copulate, coupled, familiar,… … Moby Thesaurus
nigh — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. near, approaching, imminent, close at hand; see near , close . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adverb To a point near in time, space, or relation: close, closely, hard, near, nearby. See NEAR. II adjective Not far from… … English dictionary for students
nigh — adv 1. near, close; presently, soon, anon; nearly, almost, about, approximately, closely, roughly, generally; in general, thereabouts, somewhere about. adj 2. near, nearby, approaching, at hand; close, close by, close at hand, convenient, in the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
nigh — I. a. 1. Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, approximate to, hard by. 2. Near, present, proximate. 3. Intimate, closely allied. II. ad. 1. Near. 2. Almost, nearly. III … New dictionary of synonyms
at hand — Synonyms and related words: about, about to be, accessible, adaptable, all around, along toward, already in sight, approaching, around, at close quarters, attendant, available, brewing, close, close about, close at hand, close by, coming,… … Moby Thesaurus
