Black Handn.

Brit.

/ˌblak ˈhand/, U.S.

/ˌblæk ˈhænd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., hand n.

Etymology: < black adj. + hand n. In sense 1 after Spanish Mano Negra (1883 or earlier in this sense). In sense 2 after Italian Mano Nera (although this is first attested slightly later in this sense: 1905 or earlier; 1884 or earlier in sense 1). In sense 3 after Serbian and Croatian Crna ruka (although this is first attested slightly later in this sense: 1913 or earlier).

1. A Spanish society of revolutionary anarchists active in the late 19th cent. Frequently attributive. Now historical.There is doubt as to whether such a society actually existed, or was merely the invention of government authorities.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > Spanish politics > [noun] > political associations or societies

Black Hand1883

ETA1963

1883 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 2 Mar. A band of masked and armed men, supposed to belong to the Black Hand entered a farm at Puerto Serrano, Andalusia, murdered the men, outraged the women and destroyed everything.

1906 Westm. Gaz. 2 June 9/3 La Mano Negra, the famous revolutionary Black Hand Society.

1911 E. A. Vizetelly Anarchists vii. 127 No little unrest, springing largely from agrarian causes, as at the time of the so-called ‘Black Hand’ affair, and fomented by disseminators of Anarchist ideas, was still apparent in Andalusia.

1998 E. Leonard Cuba Libre (2002) x. 142 In fact, she said, there was no such organization as the Black Hand. The Civil Guard made up the story so they could persecute the anarchists.

2. U.S. A method of extortion used by members of the Italian-American criminal underworld; (hence) those involved in such extortion. Frequently attributive. Now historical.The typical method used was a letter demanding money and marked with a symbol of a black hand.

ΚΠ

1904 N.Y. Tribune 31 July 2 For months the black hand society has been forcing Italians to contribute to its treasury with threats of death.

1914 W. A. Du Puy Uncle Sam's Mod. Miracles xviii. 233 A gang that was, I believe, responsible for 60 per cent. of the Black Hand extortion that had gone on in the United States.

1972 J. R. Nash Citizen Hoover vi. 84 Between 1900 and 1918, there were more than eight hundred Black Hand bombings in Chicago alone.

2005 R. B. Flowers & H. L. Flowers Murders in U.S. (new ed.) ii. 160 The Black Hand victimized tens of thousands of fearful people between 1890 and the early 1920s, often ending fatally.

3. A Serbian secret society, formed in 1911, having a membership drawn primarily from the military and broadly pan-Slavist aims. Chiefly historical.This society was implicated in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in June 1914, an event considered to have contributed to the outbreak of the First World War in July of the same year.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies

camorra1865

the Mafia1866

Unione Siciliana1906

Black Hand1912

leopard society1915

Broederbond1935

Union Corse1963

'ndrangheta1978

1912 Manch. Guardian 30 Jan. 7/3 The connection between the conspiracy which culminated in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga and the present movement is very close, as the ‘Black Hand’ seems to have been formed on the initiative of the younger conspirators of 1903.

1923 N.Y. Times 14 Oct. 6/3 The ‘Unification or Death’ [sc. the name of a secret society] commonly known as ‘The Black Hand’. The latter was concerned in the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Serajevo in 1914.

1964 Life 3 Jan. 60/1 The plot was nearly foiled a second time by the Black Hand itself.

2005 J. S. Craig Peculiar Liaisons i. 25 Apis and his Black Hand feared that Ferdinand would try to create a ‘Greater Serbia’.

Derivatives

Black ˈHander n. U.S. (now historical) a person involved in Black Hand (sense 2) methods of extortion.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies > member of

Ribbonman1813

Ribandman1817

ribandist1824

apostle1829

Molly Maguire1844

Molly Maguireite1853

Camorrist1863

mafioso1875

Black Hander1905

Molly1917

leopard-man1929

Mafiaist1948

mafiosa1965

1905 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 7 July 3/6 ‘Black Hander’ killed. Shot by saloonkeeper, whom his gang tried to rob.

1923 L. J. Vance Baroque viii. 49 The Wop detective that used to play horse with the Black Handers.

2003 L. J. Iorizzo Al Capone ii. 13 Hoping to be bought off with handsome sums, Black Handers terrorized anyone with money.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	black hand
释义	Black Handn. Brit. /ˌblak ˈhand/, U.S. /ˌblæk ˈhænd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: black adj., hand n. Etymology: < black adj. + hand n. In sense 1 after Spanish Mano Negra (1883 or earlier in this sense). In sense 2 after Italian Mano Nera (although this is first attested slightly later in this sense: 1905 or earlier; 1884 or earlier in sense 1). In sense 3 after Serbian and Croatian Crna ruka (although this is first attested slightly later in this sense: 1913 or earlier). 1. A Spanish society of revolutionary anarchists active in the late 19th cent. Frequently attributive. Now historical.There is doubt as to whether such a society actually existed, or was merely the invention of government authorities. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > Spanish politics > [noun] > political associations or societies Black Hand1883 ETA1963 1883 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 2 Mar. A band of masked and armed men, supposed to belong to the Black Hand entered a farm at Puerto Serrano, Andalusia, murdered the men, outraged the women and destroyed everything. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 2 June 9/3 La Mano Negra, the famous revolutionary Black Hand Society. 1911 E. A. Vizetelly Anarchists vii. 127 No little unrest, springing largely from agrarian causes, as at the time of the so-called ‘Black Hand’ affair, and fomented by disseminators of Anarchist ideas, was still apparent in Andalusia. 1998 E. Leonard Cuba Libre (2002) x. 142 In fact, she said, there was no such organization as the Black Hand. The Civil Guard made up the story so they could persecute the anarchists. 2. U.S. A method of extortion used by members of the Italian-American criminal underworld; (hence) those involved in such extortion. Frequently attributive. Now historical.The typical method used was a letter demanding money and marked with a symbol of a black hand. ΚΠ 1904 N.Y. Tribune 31 July 2 For months the black hand society has been forcing Italians to contribute to its treasury with threats of death. 1914 W. A. Du Puy Uncle Sam's Mod. Miracles xviii. 233 A gang that was, I believe, responsible for 60 per cent. of the Black Hand extortion that had gone on in the United States. 1972 J. R. Nash Citizen Hoover vi. 84 Between 1900 and 1918, there were more than eight hundred Black Hand bombings in Chicago alone. 2005 R. B. Flowers & H. L. Flowers Murders in U.S. (new ed.) ii. 160 The Black Hand victimized tens of thousands of fearful people between 1890 and the early 1920s, often ending fatally. 3. A Serbian secret society, formed in 1911, having a membership drawn primarily from the military and broadly pan-Slavist aims. Chiefly historical.This society was implicated in the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria in June 1914, an event considered to have contributed to the outbreak of the First World War in July of the same year. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies camorra1865 the Mafia1866 Unione Siciliana1906 Black Hand1912 leopard society1915 Broederbond1935 Union Corse1963 'ndrangheta1978 1912 Manch. Guardian 30 Jan. 7/3 The connection between the conspiracy which culminated in the assassination of King Alexander and Queen Draga and the present movement is very close, as the ‘Black Hand’ seems to have been formed on the initiative of the younger conspirators of 1903. 1923 N.Y. Times 14 Oct. 6/3 The ‘Unification or Death’ [sc. the name of a secret society] commonly known as ‘The Black Hand’. The latter was concerned in the murder of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Serajevo in 1914. 1964 Life 3 Jan. 60/1 The plot was nearly foiled a second time by the Black Hand itself. 2005 J. S. Craig Peculiar Liaisons i. 25 Apis and his Black Hand feared that Ferdinand would try to create a ‘Greater Serbia’. Derivatives Black ˈHander n. U.S. (now historical) a person involved in Black Hand (sense 2) methods of extortion. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > other secret societies > member of Ribbonman1813 Ribandman1817 ribandist1824 apostle1829 Molly Maguire1844 Molly Maguireite1853 Camorrist1863 mafioso1875 Black Hander1905 Molly1917 leopard-man1929 Mafiaist1948 mafiosa1965 1905 Daily Kennebec Jrnl. (Augusta, Maine) 7 July 3/6 ‘Black Hander’ killed. Shot by saloonkeeper, whom his gang tried to rob. 1923 L. J. Vance Baroque viii. 49 The Wop detective that used to play horse with the Black Handers. 2003 L. J. Iorizzo Al Capone ii. 13 Hoping to be bought off with handsome sums, Black Handers terrorized anyone with money. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1883
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