hand|y|man

hand|y|man
hand|y|man «HAN dee man», noun, plural -men.
a man who does many kinds of odd jobs.

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  • hand|crafts|man — «HAND KRAFTS muhn, KRAHFTS », noun. = handicraftsman. (Cf. ↑handicraftsman) –hand´crafts´man|ship, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • hand´crafts´man|ship — hand|crafts|man «HAND KRAFTS muhn, KRAHFTS », noun. = handicraftsman. (Cf. ↑handicraftsman) –hand´crafts´man|ship, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • hand over hand — {adv. phr.} By taking hold with one hand over the other alternately. * /The only way to climb a rope is hand over hand./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • hand over hand — {adv. phr.} By taking hold with one hand over the other alternately. * /The only way to climb a rope is hand over hand./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Hand — 1. Alle Händ voll to dohne, seggt de ol Zahlmann1, on heft man êne. (Insterburg.) – Frischbier2, 1469. 1) Der Name eines Feldwächters in Insterburg. 2. Alten Händen hilft kein Nagelschminken. – Laus. Magazin, XXX, 251. Russisch Altmann V, 85. 3.… …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • Hand — Die Hand ist das wichtigste Arbeits und Greifinstrument des Menschen, das ursprünglichste und umfassendste Werkzeug, das er besitzt. Sie greift, nimmt, gibt, streichelt oder schlägt. Sie deutet an, weist, befiehlt oder drückt Empfindungen aus.… …   Das Wörterbuch der Idiome

  • hand — back·hand·ed; fore·hand·ed·ly; fore·hand·ed·ness; hand; hand·book·ing; hand·breadth; hand·breed; hand·craft·man; hand·ed; hand·er; hand·ful; hand·hol·er; hand·i·cap·per; hand·i·craft; hand·i·craft·er; hand·i·crafts·man; hand·i·cuff; hand·i·grips; …   English syllables

  • 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-kissing — is a ritual of greeting and respect. It is initiated by the person receiving the greeting by holding out her/his hand with the palm facing downward. The person kissing bows towards the offered hand and (symbolically) touches the knuckles with his …   Wikipedia

  • Hand — (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[ o]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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