black hand
noun
often capitalized B&H
: a lawless secret society engaged in criminal activities (such as terrorism or extortion)
blackhander
ˈblak-ˌhan-dər 
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Black Hand, a Sicilian and Italian-American secret society of the late 19th and 20th centuries
First Known Use
1883, in the meaning defined above
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