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hand-knit

[ hand-nit ]
/ ˈhændˈnɪt /

verb (used with object), hand-knit·ted or hand-knit, hand-knit·ting.

to knit by hand.

adjective

knitted by hand.

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Origin of hand-knit

First recorded in 1915–20

OTHER WORDS FROM hand-knit

hand knitter, noun

Words nearby hand-knit

hand it to, handiwork, hand job, handkerchief, handkerchief table, hand-knit, handlanger, hand-launder, handle, handlebar, handlebar moustache
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British Dictionary definitions for hand-knit

hand-knit

adjective also: hand-knitted

knitted by hand, not on a machine

verb -knits, -knitting, -knitted or -knit

to knit (garments) by hand
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