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makes one's hand

makes one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's hand.

Meaning of make one's hand

Verb

make one's hand (third-person singular simple present makes one's hand, present participle making one's hand, simple past and past participle made one's hand)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To gain advantage or profit.
    • I have lately written to you, I would not advise you to wade any further in these maters, for it is to be thought that the French king indendeth to make his hand by favoring you in the attaining to the said marriage; which when he shall perceive that by your means he cannot get such things as he...1515, Cardinal Wolsey, Letter from Cardinal Wolsey to the Duke of Suffolk

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Makes one's hand is the third-person singular simple present indicative of make one's hand.

Words near makes one's hand in the dictionary

  1. makes one's bed and lies in it
  2. makes one's bones
  3. makes one's bow
  4. makes one's entrance
  5. makes one's exit
  6. makes one's hand
  7. makes one's manners
  8. makes one's mark
  9. makes one's number
  10. makes one's own
  11. makes one's own luck

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