How to pronounce palm

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What palm means

verb

Most people know palm in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To hide a small thing in your hand, as in a magic trick

In a sentence: Watch closely, because the magician will palm the coin and show you an empty hand.

Where it comes from: It comes from the palm of your hand, from a Latin word that meant both the flat of the hand and a palm tree. That Latin word goes back to a very old word meaning flat.

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