A measure of length equal to four inches, used in measuring the height ot horses. A person’s signature.
In old English law. An oath. For the meaning of the terms “strong hand” and “clean hands,” see those titles. That part of the human body at the end of the arm. 2. Formerly the hand was considered as the symbol of good faith, and some contracts derive their names from the fact that the hand was used in making them; as handsale, mandatum, which comes from