How to pronounce hand
American English pronunciation
HAND
- IPA
- /ˈhænd/
- Syllables
- HAND (1 syllable)
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What hand means
Most people know hand in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A unit of four inches for measuring a horse's height
In a sentence: The pony measured twelve hands tall from the ground to its shoulder.
Where it comes from: It is the same word as the hand at the end of your arm, because four inches is about as wide as a person's hand.
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