Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

make one's hand

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables: make one's -hand
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To gain advantage or profit.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I have lately written to you, I would not advise you to wade any further in these maters, for it is to be thought that the French king indendeth to make his hand by favoring you in the attaining to the said marriage; which when he shall perceive that by your means he cannot get such things as he desireth, peradventure he shall show some change and alteration in the queen's affairs, whereof great inconvenience might ensue."
"For he that listeth to make his hand by pillage, taketh no thought when he hath done all the wickednesse that can be, because there is no redressse nor any order to be také."
"Now the French King, supposing to make his hand by these rude ravages in England, brake off his treaty of peace, proclaimed hostilitie, and denounced the same by his Embassador to the King."
"Whereby we think, that he thought to make his Hand, by his Untruth to his King's Majefty."

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

makes one's hand (present, singular) making one's hand (participle, present) made one's hand (participle, past) made one's hand (past)

Questions

What does make one's hand mean?: To gain advantage or profit.

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