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Bloody Hand

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(1):

A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom.

(2):

A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's trespass in the forest against venison.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bloody Hand'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​b/bloody-hand.html. 1828.
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