green hand

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green hand

noun green hands · greenhand

An inexperienced person.
Similar: greenhorn, novice
especially An inexperienced sailor.
Similar: greenhorn, novice

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@misc{green_hand_2026,
  title = {green hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/green%20hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}