单词 | to come to hands |
释义 | > as lemmasto come to (one's) hands (also hand) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > armed encounter > contending in battle > contend in battle or give battle [verb (intransitive)] > come to close quarters to fling togetherc1300 fewterc1440 to come to handstrokes1488 to come to (one's) hands (also hand)1524 to fight short1533 buckle1535 close1590 to close in1704 1524 tr. J. de Bourbon Begynnynge & Foundacyon Holy Hospytall sig. C.iiv The enmyes had way to mounte vpon the towne walles, & come to hande with vs. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia ii. sig. Pivv The battell come to their handes. 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 74 Who came to hands, before the whole Armie ioyned. 1715 Hist. Wars Charles XII. King of Sweden 65 We must necessarily come to Hands with them before we could make any Attempt upon their intrench'd Camp. 1769 tr. P. de Charlevoix Hist. Paraguay I. ii. 90 They avoid, as much as possible, coming to hands with the Spaniards in the plains. 1882 R. L. Stevenson New Arabian Nights II. 90 I want to come to my hands with them, and be done. < as lemmas |
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