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Meaning of hands

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  hands
      n 1: (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the
           right to house and care for and discipline a child; "my
           fate is in your hands"; "too much power in the president's
           hands"; "your guests are now in my custody"; "the mother
           was awarded custody of the children" [syn: {hands},
           {custody}]
      2: the force of workers available [syn: {work force},
         {workforce}, {manpower}, {hands}, {men}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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