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Meanings of grimy hand in English

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Usage of grimy hand in English
1
As they crossed the hedge, he slipped his grimy hand in hers.
Honey-Sweet
2
With rough kindliness Brady stretched out a grimy hand and steadied her.
The Hermit of Far End
3
He has written you. Eros extended a tattered letter in his grimy hand.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
4
He shaded his eyes with his grimy hand and gazed over the field.
The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War
5
Barent stood straight-backed and smiling, still fondling the woman's grimy hand.
Carrion comfort
6
The soldier finished his cake, and drew a grimy hand across his lip.
The Boy Scouts in Front of Warsaw; Or, In the Wake of War
7
She ran forward eagerly, thrusting forth a slim and grimy hand.
Prudence of the Parsonage
8
He stood meditating, stroking his wild whiskers with a grimy hand.
Lahoma
9
Mr. Simson, more respectful, rose and offered his small, grimy hand.
All Roads Lead to Calvary
10
He rubbed a grimy hand over his stomach, murmuring, faintly: Cristo!
Rainbow's End
11
Mr. Croup ran a grimy hand through his filthy orange hair, in exasperation.
Neverwhere
12
Know what I mean? He reached out a grimy hand.
Funland
13
In his rough, grimy hand the telegraph operator took it.
Walter and the Wireless
14
The chauffeur rubbed his cheek with a grimy hand and looked doubtfully at Spade.
The maltese falcon
15
I found Barry close to the command center, and I took his grimy hand.
All together dead
16
So all was in disarray, all blotched with grimy hand-prints.
The system of the world
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Grimy hand across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common