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

Alternative form of shorthanded

Alternative form of shorthanded

plural of hand bill

A tool used to squeeze caliper brakes against the rim of a wheel, as on a bicycle, thereby allowing adjustments to the brake cable. / A second remove from direct communication.

Having been relayed by two intermediate sources. / (idiomatic) Not new, having more than one previous owner.

(transitive, baseball) To field the ball without one's glove in one's hand.

an ungloved hand

(US) (Southern) A semilunar pastry with either a sweet or savory filling, formed by placing a dollop of filling onto a circular piece of biscuit-style dough and then folding it over and crimping it shut. They may be baked, fried or deep-fried. A pasty.

To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor. / (law) To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)