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Definition of Hand over fist
1. Adverb. At a tremendous rate. "Made money hand over fist"
Definition of Hand over fist
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Quickly or in great quantity, especially in reference to earning money.'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hand Over Fist
Literary usage of Hand over fist
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp, Brooke Heckstall-Smith (1900)
"Hand over Fist.—(See " Hand over Hand.") Hand over Hand.—Hauling on a rope by
one hand at a time and passing one hand rapidly over the other to haul. ..."
2. The American Antiquarian and Oriental Journal by Stephen Denison Peet (1895)
"Now, “Ah-seek” having no power over the old lady, she took hold of the upheld
arm and pulled them out one by one, hand over fist, until they were all out. ..."
3. The Writings in Prose and Verse of Rudyard Kipling by Rudyard Kipling (1899)
"So I e'en hauled him upon the sag of it, hand over fist — a vara welcome recruit
when I'd tilted the salt watter oot of him: for, by the way, ..."
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