little hand

English

Noun

little hand (plural little hands)

  2. (idiomatic, children's vocabulary, primary school age) Synonym of hour hand (on a clock face).
    Antonym: big hand
    When we get to the half-hour, the little hand will be halfway between the two numbers.
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see little,‎ hand: for example, a small body part.
    Her little hands were amazingly deft. One time we needed to retrieve a bobbin from behind the machine, and she was the one who managed to grab it!
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