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

I don't know if there is anything corresponding to a doctor's hood for such as win a certificate to teach school for two years hand-running; but there ought to be.

From Back Home by Wood, Eugene

You can tell the same story twice, hand-running, which is more than most folks can do.

From The Price by Lynde, Francis

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

Yes, I tell you, seven hand-running is enough for any woman to be proud of, Mis' Poteet, and it ought to be taken notice of.

From Rose of Old Harpeth by Daviess, Maria Thompson