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

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

Of course the arrow never went the sucker's way twice hand-running, and equally, of course, it was a game where the dealer got all of the money.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.

If you won't have me for the twenty-fourth time hand-running, why not take Bill here?

From The Rider of Golden Bar by White, William Patterson

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 Burnett, Frances Hodgson

Dine with me here three nights hand-running and they'll let you into the Syndicate by the back door without even asking your name.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph