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What does the word hand mean?

Manus, the terminal portion of the upper extremity below the forearm, comprising the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges.
Extremity of arm, below the wrist.
Manus.
[ Latin] The terminal segment of the upper extremity. Electric h., the h. used as an electrode by being applied directly to the surface undergoing electrization. H. electrode, an electrode to be held in the h.
See Wrist and Hand.

Usage examples for hand

His hand was on the door- but he could not go. – John Halifax, Gentleman by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik
She took his hand, and looked up into his face as she continued. – Ralph the Heir by Anthony Trollope

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What does the word hand mean?

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