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glad hand

glad hand noun: a warm welcome offered to a guest by a host.

Noun

glad hand (plural glad hands)

  1. A warm welcome offered to a guest by a host.
    • And with that he gave me the "glad hand" and a pat on the shoulder.1917 July, The Electrical Experimenter, New York, page 180, column 2
    • The young men who will get the corporate glad hand are some of the most sought after graduates of the class of '64.1964 June 19, “Most Likely to Succeed”, in Time
  2. A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer.

Forms of glad hand

pluralglad hands

Questions about glad hand

What does glad hand mean?
Glad hand means a warm welcome offered to a guest by a host.
What part of speech is glad hand?
Glad hand is a noun.
What is the plural of glad hand?
The plural of glad hand is glad hands.

Words near glad hand in the dictionary

  1. glacéed
  2. glacéing
  3. glacés
  4. glad
  5. glad and sorry
  6. glad hand
  7. glad hands
  8. glad rags
  9. glad tidings
  10. glad wrap
  11. glad-eye

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