Definition of Hand to mouth

1. Adverb. With barely enough money for immediate needs. "They lived form hand to mouth"

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand To Mouth

hand puppet
hand puppets
hand ratio
hand round
hand saw
hand saws
hand shandies
hand shovel
hand someone his head
hand strength
hand surgeon
hand tab
hand throttle
hand to hand
hand to mouth (current term)
hand tool
hand tools
hand towel
hand truck
hand trucks
hand trunk
hand trunks
hand waving
hand wavy
hand wear
hand wringing
hand wringings
handakuten
handax

Literary usage of Hand to mouth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1891)
"He had no talent for administration ; in affairs of state he was content with a hand-to-mouth policy, and hi« campaigns were disgracefully mismanaged. ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"Used toothpick, bringing hand to mouth. 108. Opened door to house. 109. Received paper from friend. 110. Friend laughed boisterously within spray range. ..."

3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"... Gonds live from hand to mouth, and often suffer great privations in seasons of scarcity. Classified according to occupation, the Census Report divided ..."

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