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

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.

Dine with me here three nights hand-running and they'll let you into the Syndicate by the back door without even asking your name.

From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph

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

From The Price by Lynde, Francis

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