mano

[ mah-noh; Spanish mah-naw ]

/ ˈmɑ noʊ; Spanish ˈmɑ nɔ /

the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.

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1895–1900, Americanism; < Spanish: literally, hand < Latin manus; cf. manual

There are still moments when referees clear out like rubberneckers to allow players to go mano a mano.
Derek Boogaard: The Player Hockey Hooked by Feeding Him Painkillers|Buzz Bissinger|June 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But the most recent opinion polls show that Sarkozy will lose that mano a mano matchup by a landslide.
French Election: Four Ways Nicolas Sarkozy Got Screwed|Christopher Dickey|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The function of these primitive mills is to grind, necessitating a rough contact between the surface of the mano and the metate.
The Topanga Culture Final Report on Excavations, 1948|A. E. Treganza
Unpleasant thoughts of the Maffiusi—the Mano Nera we loosely call them—swept through me.
Vistas in Sicily|Arthur Stanley Riggs

Mano was the leader of the ship's band, but he was not to be found.
The Wonder Island Boys: Treasures of the Island|Roger Thompson Finlay
He could not count the number killed, but supposed them to be Mano, or ten thousand, and hence the name of the island Manono.
Samoa, A Hundred Years Ago And Long Before|George Turner
Berretta in mano non fece mai danno—Cap in hand never harmed any one.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood