hand-wavev.

Brit.

/ˈhandweɪv/, U.S.

/ˈhændˌweɪv/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., wave v.

Etymology: < hand n. + wave v.

1. transitive. Scottish and English regional (northern). To level the surface of (a measure or containerful of corn) by hand, instead of using a strickle (strickle n. 1a). Now historical and rare.

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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)] > with the hand or an instrument

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1641 H. Best Rural Econ. Yorks. (1857) 104 When they handwave it, they drawe the corne lightly aboute in the bushell with theire hand.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 109 When wee sende our Corne to mill, wee allwayes strike all cleane of, yett the use is in most places to hand wave it.

1775 MS Rec. Burgh Paisley 30 Dec. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Wawit The present dishes..hold as much [grain] when streaked as the former ones did when heaped or hand waved.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. xxxvi. 183 The lippy-measure, when the corn is dealt out, is most frequently not striked, but heaped, or at least hand-waved, so that the full allowance will weigh even more than this.

1895 R. M. Garnier Ann. Brit. Peasantry xiii. 198 In some places people hand-waved the grist.

2. intransitive. To wave or gesture with the hands; (spec. in extended use) to use gestures or insubstantial language in order to convince or impress.

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1968 A. Burgess Enderby Outside ii. ii. 164 ‘Gracias,’ Rawcliffe said to the two Moors and trembled from his trouser-pocket a ten-dirham note for them. They hand-waved and grinned off.

1974 New Scientist 31 Oct. 315/1 There's no need to handwave about the cultural significance of understanding quarks; the purest research will always find the bright recruits.

2006 Maclean's 10 Apr. 76 In 1999, she was crowned Miss Pre-Teen South Texas. ‘Everyone stood up and hand waved for her, instead of clapping.’

2010 Thoughts from Kansas (Nexis) 1 Apr. His essay just handwaves at the matter, asserting that those who disagree are ‘not really thinking about these issues seriously.’

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hand-wave
释义	hand-wavev. Brit. /ˈhandweɪv/, U.S. /ˈhændˌweɪv/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., wave v. Etymology: < hand n. + wave v. 1. transitive. Scottish and English regional (northern). To level the surface of (a measure or containerful of corn) by hand, instead of using a strickle (strickle n. 1a). Now historical and rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > make flat or level [verb (transitive)] > with the hand or an instrument strikec1000 clap1550 pat1583 hand-wave1641 1641 H. Best Rural Econ. Yorks. (1857) 104 When they handwave it, they drawe the corne lightly aboute in the bushell with theire hand. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 109 When wee sende our Corne to mill, wee allwayes strike all cleane of, yett the use is in most places to hand wave it. 1775 MS Rec. Burgh Paisley 30 Dec. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Wawit The present dishes..hold as much [grain] when streaked as the former ones did when heaped or hand waved. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. Farm II. xxxvi. 183 The lippy-measure, when the corn is dealt out, is most frequently not striked, but heaped, or at least hand-waved, so that the full allowance will weigh even more than this. 1895 R. M. Garnier Ann. Brit. Peasantry xiii. 198 In some places people hand-waved the grist. 2. intransitive. To wave or gesture with the hands; (spec. in extended use) to use gestures or insubstantial language in order to convince or impress. ΚΠ 1968 A. Burgess Enderby Outside ii. ii. 164 ‘Gracias,’ Rawcliffe said to the two Moors and trembled from his trouser-pocket a ten-dirham note for them. They hand-waved and grinned off. 1974 New Scientist 31 Oct. 315/1 There's no need to handwave about the cultural significance of understanding quarks; the purest research will always find the bright recruits. 2006 Maclean's 10 Apr. 76 In 1999, she was crowned Miss Pre-Teen South Texas. ‘Everyone stood up and hand waved for her, instead of clapping.’ 2010 Thoughts from Kansas (Nexis) 1 Apr. His essay just handwaves at the matter, asserting that those who disagree are ‘not really thinking about these issues seriously.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1641
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