(idiomatic) With humility; in an apologetic or self-effacing fashion.

(idiomatic) To give somebody credit or praise.

present participle of glad-hand

The act of one who glad-hands.

A warm welcome offered to a guest by a host. / A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer.

(transitive) To be overly friendly with (a stranger) in order to gain an advantage. / To extend a glad hand (to someone); to welcome warmly.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see top, hand. / (cricket) The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.

Citrus medica var. sarcodactylus, a fragrant variant of citron whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections.

Short for a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Alternative form of shorthanded