Definition of Hand to hand

1. Adverb. At close quarters. "Fought hand to hand"

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand To Hand

hand pump
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 (current term)
hand to mouth
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

Literary usage of Hand to hand

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

1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... and drave their steeds within, And waged the battle by the galleys' sterns With brass-tipp'd lances hand to hand, themselves Still fighting from their ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"... and during the latter battle he rode away from the staff and engaged in a hand-to-hand fight with a Sikh ..."

3. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1901)
"Blows given hand to hand in fighting. Batailler, combattre» venir àla main, livrer la bataille. ..."

4. The Annals of Tennessee to the End of the Eighteenth Century: Comprising Its by James Gettys McGready Ramsey (1853)
"In this pursuit the gallant Inman was killed, bravely fighting the enemy hand to hand. Tn this action Col. Shelby commanded the right, Col. ..."

5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"American freemen, hand to hand, A bulkwark to guard it well, shall stand ; God save the flag of our native land. That its hallowed and blended beauty mars ! ..."

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