hand propertyn.Theatre, Film, and Television a small or portable property (propertyn. 5), esp. one to be handled by an actor on the stage or on set; usually in plural.
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1885 Graphic 28 Feb. 223/3Hand properties, that is to say.., anything to be used, eaten, or drunk upon the stage.
2002 J. G. Harris & N. KordaStaged Properties in Early Mod. Eng. Drama i. 22 A specific set of hand properties within a play.