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单词 to come to hands
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to come to (one's) hands (also hand)
(b) to come to (one's) hands (also hand): to come to close quarters, engage in (esp. hand-to-hand) combat (with a person). Cf. at hands at Phrases 1a(a)(v). Obsolete.In quot. 1551: (of a battle) to come to close combat.
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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.
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