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Definition of Lone hand
1. Noun. A person who avoids the company or assistance of others.
Generic synonyms: Individualist
Specialized synonyms: Hermit, Recluse, Solitary, Solitudinarian, Troglodyte
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lone Hand
Literary usage of Lone hand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Any player can similarly play "a lone hand, his partner taking no part in the play.
Even if the first hand plays alone, the third may take it from him. ..."
2. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Any player can similarly play " a lone hand,' his partner taking no part in the
play. Even if the first band plays alone, the third may take it from him. ..."
3. Two Years in the Jungle: The Experiences of a Hunter and Naturalist in India by William Temple Hornaday (1885)
"Playing a lone hand.—Bringing the Men to Terms.—A Bloodless but Complete
Victory.—Another Tiger about.—Treatment of the Elephant Skin. ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Standard Work of Reference in Art, Literature (1907)
"The leader, with a lone hand; should lead bis winning trumps; if two tricks are
thus mode, and the leader hoe a losing trump, ..."
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