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Definition of Glad hand
1. Noun. A warm welcome; may be insincere.
Definition of Glad hand
1. Noun. A warm welcome offered a guest by a host. ¹
2. Noun. A coupling device used on semi-trailer trucks for attaching air brake lines from the tractor to the trailer. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glad Hand
Literary usage of Glad hand
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"The glad hand By Dan Beard Illustrated by the Author IN the good old days—we say
good old days because you are used to hearing it, and because it sounds ..."
2. Yankee Swanson: Chapters from a Life at Sea by Andrew Walfrid Nelson (1913)
"... The first town of any size he struck was Grangemouth, and I was the first
person on Scottish soil that gave him the glad hand. Eight bells struck. ..."
3. Capitol Jokes of the Legislative Session of 1901-[1903] by Severance Johnson (1902)
"Well," added the Buffalo legislator, " it was a long time before we could overcome
the effect of that ' glad hand' speech. ..."
4. Industrial Government by John Rogers Commons (1921)
"Something more substantial than the glad hand and a genial smile are needed to
keep the home fires burning. The reconciliation must go to economic ..."
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