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Big hand   /bɪg hænd/   Listen
Big hand

noun
1.
Points to the minutes.  Synonym: minute hand.






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"Big hand" Quotes from Famous Books



... But a big hand closed down hard on Carr's fingers, and the Earthman knew that their friendship was more firmly cemented than ...
— Creatures of Vibration • Harl Vincent

... listener a pang. His big hand closed over the one he had been caressing. "You're in a prohibition state ...
— The Opened Shutters • Clara Louise Burnham

... A big hand swung up on his shoulder, and a deep voice, thick and jocular, cut short his apology. "Thash all ri', Cheems. Wash ri' in. Ish on'y ol' Grishsh. Wash ri' ...
— Out of the Primitive • Robert Ames Bennet

... Ledebour, a thin, grey-haired, actor-like person, of ascetic mien and resonant voice. "Checking free speech is an evil custom of this House," declares Ledebour. "Papa" Kaempf clangs his big hand-bell. He rules out "such improper expressions as 'evil custom' in this high House." Ledebour is the Reichstag's master of repartee. He rejoins smilingly:—"Very well, not an 'evil custom,' but not altogether ...
— The Land of Deepening Shadow - Germany-at-War • D. Thomas Curtin

... There goes up our prison wall! That's the big hand that held the bright light. How good the air feels! Now for a chance to try ...
— St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, September 1878, No. 11 • Various


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