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

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hand-running

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

Upon hearing that the poor thing had never seemed really well from the day he was hurt, and had been "going on like this for four days, hand-running," he was quite angry—for him.

From When Grandmamma Was New The Story of a Virginia Childhood by Harland, Marion

She wouldn't get many silk-dresses, and she'd have to fix her old bonnets over two or three years hand-running.

From The Mystery of Metropolisville by Eggleston, Edward

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.

Rerdell swore in the affidavit of June 20, 1881, and he swore to that affidavit three times hand-running, that no such books existed.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 10 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Legal by Ingersoll, Robert Green