Old Hands,
supernumeraries who have been used to the work. “New hands” are those new to the work.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.
supernumeraries who have been used to the work. “New hands” are those new to the work.
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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.