handygripes en · NOUN
Meanings
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(obsolete, plural, plural-only) Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; close quarters in fighting.
For now the mastives, charging home, / To blows and handygripes were come:
c. 1660–1680, Samuel Butler, Hudibras, part I, canto III:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| handy-gripes | alternative | lexicographic | |
| handy gripes | alternative | lexicographic | |
| handygrips | alternative | lexicographic |