handshake

[hand-sheyk]

noun

a gripping and shaking of right hands by two individuals, as to symbolize greeting, congratulation, agreement, or farewell.
Also hand·shak·ing. Computers. an exchange of predetermined signals between a computer and a peripheral device or another computer, made when a connection is initially established or at intervals during data transmission, in order to assure proper synchronization.

Origin of handshake

First recorded in 1870–75; hand + shake

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Examples from the Web for handshaking

Contemporary Examples

We shared a silent moment and then a couple of folks snapped official pictures, and the handshaking started all over again.
I Shot Bin Laden
Elliot Ackerman
November 16, 2014
And the other part is a different level, which is just the amount of handshaking and appearances, the small talk, and… no.
Scandal’s Lisa Kudrow on Sexism in Politics (and That Epic Rant)
Kevin Fallon
November 14, 2013

Historical Examples

No, no, none of your handshaking; you don't get past an old soldier in that way.
Echoes of the War
J. M. Barrie
Mr. Tidditt rushed away to begin the handshaking all over again.
Cy Whittaker's Place
Joseph C. Lincoln
After the handshaking and congratulating were over, the crowd dispersed.
Cy Whittaker's Place
Joseph C. Lincoln
While this handshaking was going on Captain Eri was embarrassed.
Cap'n Eri
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
These awful audiences did not always end with the handshaking.
The Promised Land
Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for handshaking

handshaking

noun

computing communication between a computer system and an external device, by which each tells the other that data is ready to be transferred, and that the receiver is ready to accept it

handshake

noun

the act of grasping and shaking a person's hand, as when being introduced or agreeing on a deal

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

handshake

Origin of handshake

Examples from the Web for handshaking

Contemporary Examples

We shared a silent moment and then a couple of folks snapped official pictures, and the handshaking started all over again.

And the other part is a different level, which is just the amount of handshaking and appearances, the small talk, and… no.

Historical Examples

No, no, none of your handshaking; you don't get past an old soldier in that way.

Mr. Tidditt rushed away to begin the handshaking all over again.

After the handshaking and congratulating were over, the crowd dispersed.

While this handshaking was going on Captain Eri was embarrassed.

These awful audiences did not always end with the handshaking.

handshaking

handshake

Word Origin and History for handshaking

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n.

Idioms and Phrases with handshaking

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Examples from the Web for handshaking

Contemporary Examples

We shared a silent moment and then a couple of folks snapped official pictures, and the handshaking started all over again.

And the other part is a different level, which is just the amount of handshaking and appearances, the small talk, and… no.

Historical Examples

No, no, none of your handshaking; you don't get past an old soldier in that way.

Mr. Tidditt rushed away to begin the handshaking all over again.

After the handshaking and congratulating were over, the crowd dispersed.

While this handshaking was going on Captain Eri was embarrassed.

These awful audiences did not always end with the handshaking.

handshaking

handshake

Word Origin and History for handshaking

handshake

n.

Idioms and Phrases with handshaking

handshake

Origin of handshake