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Meaning of at all hands | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

From all angles; from every direction; generally.

archaic, idiomatic

Examples

“Dec. 24, 1858, Carl Schurz, letter to Hon. J. F. Potter I would have stopped it, for the reason that my name cannot be used in connection with a nomination unless the thing is understood at all hands”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

at all hours at all points at anchor at antipodes at any hand at any rate