change hand

verb

To turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction.

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Meanings

verbchange hand (third-person singular simple present changes hand, present participle changing hand, simple past and past participle changed hand)

present singular third person changes hand · participle present changing hand · participle past changed hand · past changed hand

  1. archaicgovernmentTo turn a horse around; especially, when exercising in a circle, to cross the center and resume circling in the other direction.
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APA

change hand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20hand

MLA

“change hand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20hand. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “change hand,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/change%20hand.

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