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• Hand-basket

  [hand-bas-kit, -bah-skit] /ˈhændˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/ noun 1. a small with a handle for carrying by . Idioms 2. go to hell in a handbasket, to degenerate quickly and decisively: The economy has gone to hell in a handbasket. n. late 15c., from hand (n.) + basket. Related Terms go to hell in a handbasket

• Handbell

  noun 1. a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group. /ˈhændˌbɛl/ noun 1. a bell rung by hand, esp one of a tuned set used in musical performance n. Old English handbelle; see hand (n.) + bell (n.).

• Hand-bell

  noun 1. a small handheld bell, especially as part of a tuned set having different notes or pitches and played by a group.

• Handblown

  [hand-blohn] /ˈhændˈbloʊn/ adjective 1. (of glassware) shaped by means of a hand-held blowpipe: handblown crystal.

• Handbill

  [hand-bil] /ˈhændˌbɪl/ noun 1. a small printed notice, advertisement, or announcement, usually for distribution by . /ˈhændˌbɪl/ noun 1. a small printed notice for distribution by hand n. 1753, from hand (n.) + bill (n.1).

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