stronghand

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noun

violence; force; power

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Meanings

nounstronghand (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountableviolence; force; power

    It was their meaning to take what they needed by stronghand.

    1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)

Origin

From strong + hand.

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APA

stronghand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stronghand

MLA

“stronghand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stronghand. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stronghand,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stronghand.

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