'I ain't stole nothing of his.' He made a broad gesture with his arms to demonstrate his empty-handedness.
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Empty-handedness
Synonyms for "empty-handedness"
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For in their succourless empty-handedness, they, in the heathenish sharked waters, and by the beaches of unrecorded, javelin islands, battled with virgin wonders and terrors that Cook with all his marines and muskets would not willingly have dared.
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On the other hand, let's say you've assumed the two of you aren't on gift giving terms yet. Then, out of the blue, your empty-handedness is met by a lavish gift.
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When I got inside and started stripping off my coat and boots, she greeted me, curious about my empty-handedness. “You didn't find a tree?”
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