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changing hand

changing hand is the present participle and gerund of change hand.

Meaning of change hand

Verb

change hand (third-person singular simple present changes hand, present participle changing hand, simple past and past participle changed hand)

  1. (archaic) To turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction.

Questions about changing hand

What is changing hand the present participle and gerund of?
Changing hand is the present participle and gerund of change hand.

Words near changing hand in the dictionary

  1. changing
  2. changing bag
  3. changing bags
  4. changing course
  5. changing down
  6. changing hand
  7. changing hands
  8. changing horses in mid-stream
  9. changing horses in midstream
  10. changing like seasons
  11. changing like the seasons

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