Vocabulary : Hand-winged to Hang-bies

Hand-winged : Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones; -- said of bats. See Cheiroptera.
Hand-work : See Handiwork.
Handwriting : The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or person; chirography. ;; That which is written by hand; manuscript.
Handy : Performed by the hand. ;; Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. ;; Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume. ;; Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
Handyfight : A fight with the hands; boxing.

Handygripe : Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.
Handystroke : A blow with the hand.
Handyy-dandy : A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
Hang : To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner. ;; To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum, a swing, a door, gate, etc. ;; To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its snath, or an ax to its helve. ;; To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer. ;; To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc. ;; To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room. ;; To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head in shame. ;; To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to remain; to
Hang-bies : of Hang-by

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