hand-running

American  

[hand-ruhn-ing] / ˈhændˈrʌn ɪŋ /

adverb

1. in unbroken succession; consecutively.

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Etymology

Origin of hand-running

First recorded in 1820–30; extension of “in the run of a hand,” a reference to a card player receiving several good cards in a single deal, and implying quick succession

Example Sentences

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hand-running

In fact, for two years hand-running, almost daily, and in spite of the three-legged shepherd’s fang-baring snarls, Bernabe had been ticketing Onofre’s perambulating junk heap.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

The boys often took part in the games, and Chet showed his skill as a boxer by flooring two of the tars hand-running.

From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Edward Stratemeyer

Why, I don't hardly ride the same cayuse the second day, straight hand-running.

From Bar-20 Days by Clarence Edward Mulford

I guess she played it for two hours hand-running, because when I found it was sort of soothing me, I didn’t want her to break in on the effect by beginning another.

From In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim by Frances Hodgson Burnett

It could not be for lack of the bath; he had already slept well without it too many nights hand-running.

From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable