superl.
Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume.
superl.
Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel.
n.
A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.
n.
A fight with the hands; boxing.
n.
Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in fighting.
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