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little hand en · NOUN
Meanings
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(idiomatic, qualifier:children's vocabulary; primary school age; children's vocabulary; primary school age) Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
When we get to the half-hour, the little hand will be halfway between the two numbers.
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little, hand: for example, a small body part.
Her little hands were amazingly deft. One time we needed to retrieve a bobbin from behind the machine, and she was the one who managed to grab it!
Forms
Antonyms
big hand
Synonyms
hour hand