To give one a lift; to assist. A good hand at a dead lift; a good hand upon an emergency. To lift one’s hand to one’s head; to drink to excess, or to drink drams. To lift or raise one’s elbow; the same.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
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