Found 1 hit - Term: to hand down, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hand \hand\ ha^nd, v. t. imp. p. p. handed; p. pr.
vb. n. handing.
1. to give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed
them the letter.
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2. to lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,
to hand a lady into a carriage.
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3. to manage; as, i hand my oar. obs. --prior.
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4. to seize; to lay hands on. obs. --shak.
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5. to pledge by the hand; to handfast. r.
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6. naut. to furl; -- said of a sail. --totten.
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to hand down, to transmit in succession, as from father to
son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are
handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper
officer the decision of a higher court; as, the clerk of
the court of appeals handed down its decision.
to hand over, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver
up.
1913 webster
see also:
handed handing to hand down to hand over
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