note of hand

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And if you are so delicate, you can give me your note of hand.

From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

Why is a note of hand like a rosebud?

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.

On the other side, it may be admitted that Richard made use of the Abbey's resources; we have his note of hand for a loan of �100, dated September 11, 1397.

From William de Colchester Abbot of Westminster by Pearce, Ernest Harold

No note of hand is ever exchanged, but the security of a substantial house-keeper is taken, who is termed “wás.”

From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis

If the owner timidly asked for a note of hand, the officer turned short round and shouted in his face: "I told you to bring me this at ten o'clock."

From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle