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• ham´-hand´ed|ly — ham hand|ed «HAM HAN dihd», adjective. = ham fisted. (Cf. ↑ham fisted) –ham´ hand´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ hand´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham-hand|ed — «HAM HAN dihd», adjective. = ham fisted. (Cf. ↑ham fisted) –ham´ hand´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ hand´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham´-hand´ed|ness — ham hand|ed «HAM HAN dihd», adjective. = ham fisted. (Cf. ↑ham fisted) –ham´ hand´ed|ly, adverb. –ham´ hand´ed|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• ham-handed — ham′ hand ed adj. cvb clumsy, inept, or heavy handed: a ham handed apology[/ex] • Etymology: 1915–20 ham′ hand ed•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• Ham the Chimp — Ham fitted into a special biopack couch prior to flight to space. Ham (July 1956 – January 19, 1983), also known as Ham the Chimp and Ham the Astrochimp, was the first chimpanzee launched into outer space in the American space program. Ham s name …   Wikipedia

• hand — [n1] appendage at end of human arm, including fingers duke*, extremity, fin*, fist, grasp, grip, ham*, hold, hook, metacarpus, mitt*, palm, paw*, phalanges, shaker*; concept 392 hand [n2] person who does labor aide, artificer, artisan,… …   New thesaurus

• Ham Seok-heon — Infobox Korean name hangul=함석헌 hanja=咸錫憲 mr=Ham Sŏkhŏn rr=Ham Seok heon Ham Seok heon (13 March 1901 4 February 1989) was a notable figure in the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in Korea, and was nicknamed the Gandhi of Korea. Ham… …   Wikipedia

• Ham Actor —    The origin of this derisory term has not been satisfactorily established. In fact, so many paths have been suggested to this word s provenance that it is burdensome to follow them all. Perhaps the best lead is found in the advice Hamlet offers …   Dictionary of eponyms

• hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …   Dictionary of American idioms

• hand — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN HANDS, DIRTY ONE S HANDS, EAT OUT OF ONE S HAND, FORCE ONE S HAND, FREE HAND, FROM HAND TO HAND, GLAD HAND, HAM HANDED, HANG HEAVY or HANG HEAVY ON ONE S …   Dictionary of American idioms