Meaning of grass hand | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An additional worker taken on at busy times.
   archaic
2. Grass script; caoshu.
   dated

Examples

“Some strong criticism was expressed at the present practice of taking on grass hands, and the inconvenience and unpleasantness resulting from it in various foundries.”

“A dispute has arisen on the "Referee" owing to some men holding full frames working as grass hands on Saturday afternoons.”

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