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bloody hand
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bloody hand,
- 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. Jacob. [1913 Webster]
- A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United Kingdom. [1913 Webster]
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