HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and co…

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HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.105, University of Georgia Press
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HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket. ✨ Ambrose Bierce (2001). The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, p.105, University of Georgia Press

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