Hand-gallop

Chamber's Etymological of the English Language · 1895 · p. 230
hand-g.d'un, n. an easy gallop, in which, the spied of the horse is restiaimd by the hand pre ing the bridle. Hand gla , hand'glas, n a gla\s or small glared frame used to protect plants, able to be lifted by the hand. [thrown by tin. hand. Hand -grenade, hand'-gre-nad', a gt e/mdt to be Handicap, hand i-kap, n a race m wlmh the horses carry different weights, o are placed.a different distances, or start at diflcrcnt times, so that all shall have, as nearly as po ible, an equal chance of winning. lOrig applied to a method of settling a bargain or exchange by arbitration, m which each of the parties exchanging put his hand containing money into a cap while tile terms of the award were being stated, the award being settled only if money was found in the hands of both when the arbiter called ‘Draw.’)
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