Definition of Glad hand

1. Noun. A warm welcome; may be insincere.

Generic synonyms: Welcome

Definition of Glad hand

1. Noun. A warm welcome offered a guest by a host. ¹

2. Noun. A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Glad Hand

glaciology
glaciomarine
glacious
glacis
glacises
glacé
glad
glad-hand
glad-handed
glad-hander
glad-handers
glad-handing
glad-hands
glad-wrap
glad eye
glad hand
glad hands
glad rags
glad tidings
glad wrap
gladded
gladden
gladdened
gladdener
gladdeners
gladdening
gladdens
gladder
gladdest
gladdie

Literary usage of Glad hand

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

1. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"The glad hand By Dan Beard Illustrated by the Author IN the good old days—we say good old days because you are used to hearing it, and because it sounds ..."

2. Yankee Swanson: Chapters from a Life at Sea by Andrew Walfrid Nelson (1913)
"... The first town of any size he struck was Grangemouth, and I was the first person on Scottish soil that gave him the glad hand. Eight bells struck. ..."

3. Capitol Jokes of the Legislative Session of 1901-[1903] by Severance Johnson (1902)
"Well," added the Buffalo legislator, " it was a long time before we could overcome the effect of that ' glad hand' speech. ..."

4. Industrial Government by John Rogers Commons (1921)
"Something more substantial than the glad hand and a genial smile are needed to keep the home fires burning. The reconciliation must go to economic ..."

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