note of hand
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of note of hand
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Quick as lightning, I cut the thread, put in my fingers, drew out the very document of which I was in search, and the note of hand within it.
From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Madeline Leslie
And if you are so delicate, you can give me your note of hand.
From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
His creditors, hitherto most patient, besieged him, and in one case, where he had imprudently given his note of hand, he was threatened with a complaint to be lodged with his commanding officer.
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
“His first note of hand to me is due next month.”
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Herman Whitaker
No note of hand is ever exchanged, but the security of a substantial house-keeper is taken, who is termed “wás.”
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by William Cornwallis Harris
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