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stronghand

stronghand noun: violence; force; power.

Noun

stronghand (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) violence; force; power
    • It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand.1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)

Origin of stronghand

From strong + hand.

Questions about stronghand

What does stronghand mean?
Stronghand means violence; force; power.
What part of speech is stronghand?
Stronghand is a noun.

Words near stronghand in the dictionary

  1. stronger
  2. strongest
  3. strongfat
  4. strongful
  5. strongfully
  6. stronghand
  7. stronghanded
  8. stronghandedly
  9. stronghandedness
  10. strongheaded
  11. strongheadedness

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