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longhand

[lawng-hand, long-] / ˈlɔŋˌhænd, ˈlɒŋ- /
NOUN
hand
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Maas worked with four different law firms and even carried the case on his own for months, writing motions longhand on white legal pads and sending them via U.S. mail.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

And while other companies began to digitize operations, Samyang’s employees did their books in longhand.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2024

Put to task by Aboriginal elders, her job was to take down their every word in longhand.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

She started making notes - writing longhand, in pencil - in 1999.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2023

One hundred full verses exactly copied out in longhand, because it is the final one that reveals your crime.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver