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On hand

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Adjective
  1. 1
    readily available wordnet
Prep_phrase
  1. 1
    Available; ready; in stock. idiomatic

    "If you have cornstarch on hand, use it; otherwise, try a little flour."

Etymology

From Middle English *onhande, onhende, from Old English onhende (“on hand, demanding attention”), from Proto-Germanic *anahandijaz. Equivalent to on- + hand. Cognate with Icelandic áhendur (“within reach”). Compare offhand.

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