hand over headadv.n.adj.

Brit.

/ˌhand əʊvə ˈhɛd/, U.S.

/ˌhænd oʊvər ˈhɛd/

Forms: see hand n. and over prep. and conj. and head n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., over prep., head n.¹

Etymology: < hand n. + over prep.+ head n.¹

Now rare.

A. adv.

Without deliberation or care; rashly, recklessly; hastily, pell mell; (formerly also) †indiscriminately (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > with rapid action [phrase] > in haste or in a hurry > with undue or rash haste

on headc1425

hand over heada1500

in haste?1518

hot on (also of, in, upon) the spur1577

a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 475 (MED) Than þey faght hande ouyr hedd.

1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 7th Serm. sig. Aav So adict as to take hand ouer hed whatsoeuer they say.

1571 E. Grant tr. Plutarch President for Parentes sig. D.iv Those, whiche sodenly, and hande ouer heade (as it were)..shall talke and reason, do fal into a certaine immoderation and dismeasured futilitie.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. iii. 433 He would..do all in hast, hand over head, without discretion.

1653 tr. S. Przypkowski Dissertatio de Pace vi. 34 The ruder sort..shall hand over head follow the authority of others.

1741 London Mag. July 344/1 We rush'd Hand over Head into the Guaranty of the Pragmatick Sanction.

1775 S. Crisp Let. 8 May in F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 123 I dont urge You, hand over head, to have this man at all Events.

1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV III. 240 A lavish guardian, who..spent the estate hand-over-head.

1850 M. M. Howard Compton Merivale xxvi. 375 Nothing in the world..is so likely to prevent young lads running hand over head into matrimony as such a lodging-house as yours.

1871 J. S. Le Fanu Checkmate III. xxii. 209 I may think of something yet. But don't you do nothing 'and hover 'ead.

1926 A. J. Nock Jefferson iii. 122 Mr. Jefferson believed that the republican spirit..was going hand over head. Republicanism..tried to do too much.

†B. n.

to play at hand over head: to act rashly or recklessly. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1590 apparently with allusion to climbing (cf. hand over hand adv. 2a).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > be incautious [verb (intransitive)] > be rash or reckless

racklea1425

to set cock on the hoopa1549

to play at hand over head1590

to throw (also toss, fling, etc.) caution to the wind(s)1751

to play the wild1849

rip1858

to fling (throw) one's cap over the windmill1885

1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. B^v Neuer will I..play at hand ouer head so high, but where I may feele sure footing.

C. adj.

1. Characterized by or carried out with a lack of deliberation or care; rash, reckless; (formerly also) †indiscriminate (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc.

recklessOE

racklec1405

savagec1425

rash1533

hot-brained1556

rashful1567

blindfold1593

lavish1600

wretchless1607

blind1615

hand over head1682

wild goose1770

plunging1798

wild cat1890

(like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896

1682 E. Cellier Refl. upon Murder S. Edmund-Bury Godfrey 9 Such an August Assembly had very little to do to put themselves to the Solemn Trouble of hearing hand over head Evidences.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxiii. 193 In a hand-over-head Confusion.

1730 J. Chilton Positive Inst. 69 This rash, uncharitable, Hand over Head way of attacking, is just the very Picture and Pattern of some of your Fathers.

1773 J. Norton Let. 29 May in John Norton & Sons (1968) 327 I..shall be glad when they are discharged for I do not approve of such hand over head traders.

1844 Church & State Gaz. 13 Sept. 583/3 No hand-over-head work, but steady deliberate agreement.

1866 J. S. Le Fanu All in Dark II. xix. 156 They never think what they are doing, girls are so hand-over-head.

1905 Bookman May 67/1 Othello's impulsive and hand-over-head procedure.

†2. Cricket. Of bowling: = overarm adj. 1. Cf. overhand adj. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > types of delivery or ball

wide1827

shooting1833

full-pitched1834

bumping1851

overpitched1855

hand over head1862

bumpy1864

right arm1877

breaking1881

fast-breaking1893

leg-breaking1896

hittable1898

off-breaking1904

inswinging1920

underpitched1927

outswinging1929

1862 London Society Aug. 114/1 He is a perfect wonder in playing cricket under difficulties—with swift bowling and Wilsher's hand-over-head delivery upon rough ground.

1899 A. Lang in Daily News 22 July 4/2 The modern hand-over-head style.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hand over head
释义	hand over headadv.n.adj. Brit. /ˌhand əʊvə ˈhɛd/, U.S. /ˌhænd oʊvər ˈhɛd/ Forms: see hand n. and over prep. and conj. and head n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hand n., over prep., head n.¹ Etymology: < hand n. + over prep.+ head n.¹ Now rare. A. adv. Without deliberation or care; rashly, recklessly; hastily, pell mell; (formerly also) †indiscriminately (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > rapidity or speed of action or operation > with rapid action [phrase] > in haste or in a hurry > with undue or rash haste on headc1425 hand over heada1500 in haste?1518 hot on (also of, in, upon) the spur1577 a1500 (?c1450) Bone Florence (1976) l. 475 (MED) Than þey faght hande ouyr hedd. 1549 H. Latimer 2nd Serm. before Kynges Maiestie 7th Serm. sig. Aav So adict as to take hand ouer hed whatsoeuer they say. 1571 E. Grant tr. Plutarch President for Parentes sig. D.iv Those, whiche sodenly, and hande ouer heade (as it were)..shall talke and reason, do fal into a certaine immoderation and dismeasured futilitie. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. iii. 433 He would..do all in hast, hand over head, without discretion. 1653 tr. S. Przypkowski Dissertatio de Pace vi. 34 The ruder sort..shall hand over head follow the authority of others. 1741 London Mag. July 344/1 We rush'd Hand over Head into the Guaranty of the Pragmatick Sanction. 1775 S. Crisp Let. 8 May in F. Burney Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 123 I dont urge You, hand over head, to have this man at all Events. 1839 G. P. R. James Louis XIV III. 240 A lavish guardian, who..spent the estate hand-over-head. 1850 M. M. Howard Compton Merivale xxvi. 375 Nothing in the world..is so likely to prevent young lads running hand over head into matrimony as such a lodging-house as yours. 1871 J. S. Le Fanu Checkmate III. xxii. 209 I may think of something yet. But don't you do nothing 'and hover 'ead. 1926 A. J. Nock Jefferson iii. 122 Mr. Jefferson believed that the republican spirit..was going hand over head. Republicanism..tried to do too much. †B. n. to play at hand over head: to act rashly or recklessly. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1590 apparently with allusion to climbing (cf. hand over hand adv. 2a). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > be incautious [verb (intransitive)] > be rash or reckless racklea1425 to set cock on the hoopa1549 to play at hand over head1590 to throw (also toss, fling, etc.) caution to the wind(s)1751 to play the wild1849 rip1858 to fling (throw) one's cap over the windmill1885 1590 R. Harvey Plaine Percevall sig. B^v Neuer will I..play at hand ouer head so high, but where I may feele sure footing. C. adj. 1. Characterized by or carried out with a lack of deliberation or care; rash, reckless; (formerly also) †indiscriminate (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > incautiousness > [adjective] > rash or reckless > specifically of actions, feelings, etc. recklessOE racklec1405 savagec1425 rash1533 hot-brained1556 rashful1567 blindfold1593 lavish1600 wretchless1607 blind1615 hand over head1682 wild goose1770 plunging1798 wild cat1890 (like a) bull at a (five-barred) gate1896 1682 E. Cellier Refl. upon Murder S. Edmund-Bury Godfrey 9 Such an August Assembly had very little to do to put themselves to the Solemn Trouble of hearing hand over head Evidences. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. xxiii. 193 In a hand-over-head Confusion. 1730 J. Chilton Positive Inst. 69 This rash, uncharitable, Hand over Head way of attacking, is just the very Picture and Pattern of some of your Fathers. 1773 J. Norton Let. 29 May in John Norton & Sons (1968) 327 I..shall be glad when they are discharged for I do not approve of such hand over head traders. 1844 Church & State Gaz. 13 Sept. 583/3 No hand-over-head work, but steady deliberate agreement. 1866 J. S. Le Fanu All in Dark II. xix. 156 They never think what they are doing, girls are so hand-over-head. 1905 Bookman May 67/1 Othello's impulsive and hand-over-head procedure. †2. Cricket. Of bowling: = overarm adj. 1. Cf. overhand adj. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > bowling > [adjective] > types of delivery or ball wide1827 shooting1833 full-pitched1834 bumping1851 overpitched1855 hand over head1862 bumpy1864 right arm1877 breaking1881 fast-breaking1893 leg-breaking1896 hittable1898 off-breaking1904 inswinging1920 underpitched1927 outswinging1929 1862 London Society Aug. 114/1 He is a perfect wonder in playing cricket under difficulties—with swift bowling and Wilsher's hand-over-head delivery upon rough ground. 1899 A. Lang in Daily News 22 July 4/2 The modern hand-over-head style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.n.adj.a1500
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