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Full-handed
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- 1 Carrying something, especially something valuable, such as a gift.
"He was not only carrying a candle to put the finishing touch to him as a target; he had dispensed with coat and waistcoat downstairs, and was at once full-handed and unarmed"
- 2 Wealthy, having all that is needed.
"Mr. Beers came to the country full-handed, with a handsome competency to commence any business he might choose, independent of missionary patronage."
- 3 Enthusiastic and generous.
"Have we not the theatre, its triumphs, and full-handed thunders of applause?"
- 4 Using the palm of the hand or broad gestures.
"A spit on the palm and a full-handed slap was a deal but if only fingertips slapped then the bargaining would continue."
- 5 Having people that fill all positions.
"All that was about what you should do in a full-handed hold 'em game when you're the small blind versus a big blind. But, suppose instead that the game is two-handed from the get go."
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- 6 Complete; fully qualified or fully equipped.
"He regarded his younger brother as a “full-handed man of practice” and himself merely “a supported theorist.”"
- 1 With full hands; bearing valuables or gifts.
"On this occasion the minister came full-handed. He told her, first, as appears from her notes and letters, that he had definitely decided to appoint a Sanitary Committee at the India Office. He read out the list of names;"
- 2 As a wealthy person, having all that is needed.
"One does not remember one's birth -- one has to be told. But with me it was different; life came to me full-handed and dowered me with all my faculties and powers."
- 3 Generously and whole-heartedly.
"By the promptings of religious instinct and principle, our churches have been built and our asylums founded, and charity full-handed has bestowed her lavish gifts upon the unfortunate."
- 4 With the entire hand.
"Can scribble, grasping crayon full-handed and awkwardly."
- 5 Fully staffed or with all positions filled.
"But if we must run, who are left to run? From Bull Run they ran full-handed. But we have fought until maimed soldiers, women, and children are all that remain to run."
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- 6 In a complete and fully-formed manner.
"Language is also elemental: at the tender dawn of childhood, it enters life with laughing eyes and prattling lips; at maturity's noon, it moves full-handed and deep-voiced in all the concerns of men;"
Etymology
From full + handed.
From full + handed.
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