Operated or controlled manually, rather than by automatic, electronic or other means.

(obsolete) An old English trading game where two players want to trade possessions. An umpire decides whether the items have the same value, and if not, what the difference is. Both players and umpire then put some forfeit money in a cap. The players put their hands in the cap, and then remove them either open, to signal agreement with the valuation, or closed, to signal disagreement. If both players agree, the difference in valuation is paid, the items are traded, and the umpire collects the forfeit. If both players disagree, the items are not traded, and the umpire collects the forfeit. If one player agrees and the other does not, the items are not traded, and the player who agreed to the valuation collects the forfeit.

Fruit that are normally eaten from the hand, like apples or bananas.

plural of hand fruit

(poker) A hand of cards that is not yet complete but has the potential to become a powerful hand when further cards are dealt or shown.

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

Alternative form of stagehand

(transitive) For a person to rear (an animal), rather than have it reared naturally by its mother. / (transitive) To shape the pastry of (a pie) by hand, rather than having it molded by a machine.

present participle of hand-raise

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hand-raise