hand's turnn.

Brit.

/ˈhandz təːn/, U.S.

/ˈhændz ˌtərn/

Forms: 1700s– hand's turn, 1800s hands-turn.

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

Etymology: < the genitive of hand n. + turn n. Compare later handturn n.

colloquial and regional.

A piece or stroke of work. Chiefly in negative contexts: any work whatsoever. Cf. handturn n.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > amounts of work > [noun] > minimum amount

stroke1568

stitch1581

hand's turn1765

handturn1859

tap1887

1765 Universal Mag. Feb. 69/1 Ralph roundly tells his father that he will not do another hand's turn that day for him.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) She winna do a hands-turn.

1881 Queen 70 522/3 She..has to be waited on by the maids rather than doing a hand's turn for herself or you.

1896 E. Nesbit In Homespun 78 It was hard work, but I'm not one to grudge a hand's-turn here or a hand's-turn there.

1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 20 Mar. 17/1 Other people store their tools and never do a hand's turn in the vegetable patch until the Spring urge comes upon them again.

1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 128 He was that wandery in his mind sometimes that you'd need the likes of Block o' Wood to be sure of getting a hand's turn out of him.

2005 H. Mantel Beyond Black iv. 100 The men were never willing to do hammering or operate with a screw-driver. ‘Never do a hand's turn, Gloria!’ her mother complained.

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

单词	hands turn
释义	hand's turnn. Brit. /ˈhandz təːn/, U.S. /ˈhændz ˌtərn/ Forms: 1700s– hand's turn, 1800s hands-turn. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., turn n. Etymology: < the genitive of hand n. + turn n. Compare later handturn n. colloquial and regional. A piece or stroke of work. Chiefly in negative contexts: any work whatsoever. Cf. handturn n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > amounts of work > [noun] > minimum amount stroke1568 stitch1581 hand's turn1765 handturn1859 tap1887 1765 Universal Mag. Feb. 69/1 Ralph roundly tells his father that he will not do another hand's turn that day for him. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) She winna do a hands-turn. 1881 Queen 70 522/3 She..has to be waited on by the maids rather than doing a hand's turn for herself or you. 1896 E. Nesbit In Homespun 78 It was hard work, but I'm not one to grudge a hand's-turn here or a hand's-turn there. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 20 Mar. 17/1 Other people store their tools and never do a hand's turn in the vegetable patch until the Spring urge comes upon them again. 1986 R. Sproat Stunning the Punters 128 He was that wandery in his mind sometimes that you'd need the likes of Block o' Wood to be sure of getting a hand's turn out of him. 2005 H. Mantel Beyond Black iv. 100 The men were never willing to do hammering or operate with a screw-driver. ‘Never do a hand's turn, Gloria!’ her mother complained. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1765
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