(cribbage, humorous) A hand of cards that scores no points.

simple past tense and past participle of hand-raise

present participle of hand-raise

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand-raise

(transitive) For a person to rear (an animal), rather than have it reared naturally by its mother. / (transitive) To shape the pastry of (a pie) by hand, rather than having it molded by a machine.

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

plural of hand-spike

Alternative form of handspike

(idiomatic) To be busy or thoroughly preoccupied.

(chiefly imperative) To clap; to applaud.