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nigh-hand

nigh-hand adjective: nearby; nearhand.

Adjective

nigh-hand (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Nearby; nearhand.
    • Oliver Tom Fwich-(i.e. Fitz)pathrick, as people used to call him, was the eldest son o' a comfortable farmer, who lived nigh hand to Morristown-Lattin, not far from the Liffey.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 373

Questions about nigh-hand

What does nigh-hand mean?
Nigh-hand means nearby; nearhand.
What part of speech is nigh-hand?
Nigh-hand is an adjective.

Words near nigh-hand in the dictionary

  1. nigguns
  2. nigguz
  3. niggy
  4. nigh
  5. nigh on
  6. nigh-hand
  7. nighabout
  8. nighabouts
  9. nighantu
  10. nighantus
  11. nighed

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