In contexts in which the hand is used in various ways in making a promise or swearing an oath. Cf. to give hands at phrases 2g(a), phrases 4.
| 单词 | θ149489 |
| 释义 | the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > pledge or assurance > hand or glove as symbol of (2) handOE In contexts in which the hand is used in various ways in making a promise or swearing an oath. Cf. to give hands at phrases 2g(a), phrases 4. glovea1400 as token of a pledge or of a challenge to battle. Also to†cast, take up, throw (down) the glove. literal and figurative. |
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