noun
1Cursive handwriting of small size. Chiefly historical, as opposed to large legal script.
2 informal The short hand on a clock or watch that indicates the hours.
3 rare More fully "small hand paper". A coarse paper used chiefly for wrapping.
Origin
Early 16th century; earliest use found in Robert Fabyan (d. 1513), chronicler. From small + hand.
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