Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Violence; force; power: a contraction of the phrase by the strong hand. See
strong arm or hand, under strong.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Violence; force; power.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
violence ;force ;power
Etymologies
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strong + hand
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Examples
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It looks like most persons in a romantic relationship who assumes a male role tend to have a stronghand against the partner assuming female role.
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