Short for a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

plural of hand bill

an ungloved hand

(transitive, baseball) To field the ball without one's glove in one's hand.

(US) (Southern) A semilunar pastry with either a sweet or savory filling, formed by placing a dollop of filling onto a circular piece of biscuit-style dough and then folding it over and crimping it shut. They may be baked, fried or deep-fried. A pasty.

To transmit in succession, as from father to son, or from predecessor to successor. / (law) To deliver (the decision of a court, etc.)

Alternative spelling of firsthand / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first hand.

(chiefly in the plural) A wooden paddle, typically one of a pair, used to press butter when making it at home.

(slang) The act of stimulating someone's penis or scrotum by someone else's hand.

A tool used to squeeze caliper brakes against the rim of a wheel, as on a bicycle, thereby allowing adjustments to the brake cable. / A second remove from direct communication.