note of hand
Example Sentences
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For what was requisitioned they obtained, if they insisted, a note of hand, often scribbled in pencil and almost illegible, but at least proving they had been deprived of something.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle
Was there any bond or note of hand hidden away somewhere?
From Too Rich A Romance by Streckfuss, Adolph
No note of hand is ever exchanged, but the security of a substantial house-keeper is taken, who is termed “wás.”
From The Highlands of Ethiopia by Harris, William Cornwallis
The farmer, after a moment's hesitation, dared to pronounce, too, the words "note of hand."
From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle
The bundle of bank-notes which Herr von Osternau had returned to it on the previous day, after giving the note of hand to the Candidate, was gone.
From Quicksands by Streckfuss, Adolph
