hand-out en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈhændaʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈhændˌaʊt/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Deverbal from hand out.
Meanings
- (qualifier:real tennis) A player to whom a ball is served.
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of handout.
alt of handout
They dropped old Henry at Tarpin, where he soon drank up all his wages. When Rapp picked him up there, he was living on hand-outs.
1925, Willa Cather, chapter III, in The Professor’s House, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →OCLC, book II (Tom Outland’s Story), page 196:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hand-outs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |