hand-running

[ hand-ruhn-ing ]
/ ˈhændˈrʌn ɪŋ /

adverb

in unbroken succession; consecutively.

Origin of hand-running

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby hand-running

hand-out, hand-pick, hand-picked, hand-piece, hand-ride, hand-running, hand-schüller-christian disease, hand-tailor, hand-to-hand, hand-to-mouth, hand-tool

Example sentences from the Web for hand-running

  • There, the very first week he was gone, she went out three nights hand-running with that feather man from St. Louis.

    The Rosie World |Parker Fillmore

  • It could not be for lack of the bath; he had already slept well without it too many nights hand-running.

    Gideon's Band |George W. Cable

  • Why, I rowed with the Crew three years hand-running—not a sign of anything wrong with me!

    The Destroying Angel |Louis Joseph Vance