Dictionary - Definition of CAP IN HAND

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Definition: CAP IN HAND


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Obsequiously; submissively.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Definition: CAP IN HAND


Part of Speech	Definition
Expression	1. Obsequiously; submissively.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Common Expressions: CAP IN HAND

Expressions	Definition
Cap in hand	Obsequiously; submissively. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
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Specialty Expressions: CAP IN HAND

Expressions	Domain	Definition
Cap in Hand	Literature	Submissively. To wait on a man cap in hand is to wait on him like a servant, ready to do his bidding. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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