Sekirov Dictionary

nearhand

/ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/

adverb 2
adjective 1
preposition 1
forms 2

adverb2

(dialect) Nearby; near at hand.
(dialect) Nearly.

adjective1

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Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent.
- We are nearer hand to the great coal districts, and there is a tendency for the men to go there. We are nearer hand to the great mining centres than are those that Mr. Scott represented — 1894

preposition1

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(dialect) Nearby.
- And when I was nearhand the house, I met Menie, her daughter, and she told me that they had heard word from Sandy that morning [...]. — 1862

forms

more nearhand · most nearhand

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