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Hand

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A measure of length = four inches. Horses are measured up the fore leg to the shoulder, and are called 14, 15, 16 (as it may be), hands high.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Hammer
Hammer of the Scotch
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Han
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Hanaper
Hand
i. Hand (A)
ii. Hand
iii. Hand
iv. Hand
v. Hand
Hands
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Hand - book
Hand-gallop
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