lay one's hands on

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lay one's hands on

verb lays one's hands on · laying one's hands on · laid one's hands on

To lay hands on. There are the engines that develop ill-health and begin to lose time, or the wagons that develop hot boxes and have to be removed, initiating delays that steadily pile up—or at worst, the weather lays its hand on the whole District.

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@misc{lay_one_s_hands_on_2026,
  title = {lay one's hands on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lay%20one's%20hands%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}