verb.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand.
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noun.
the force of workers available
noun.
(with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
Word Usage
"Little children and inquisitive young ladies are knocked down or blackened in coiling the hawser, by “hands” who, being nothing but _hands_, evidently cannot say, “I beg your pardon, miss.”"