on one's hands and knees
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on one's hands and knees
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- With one's body bent over so that the knees and palms of the hands are touching the floor. […] the fireman has to divide his time between getting up into the bunker to throw more turfs into the cab, and getting down on his hands and knees to get it into the firebox, and even then a reserve supply of turf must be carried on a truck behind the engine, and stops must be made on each steep as
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| Italiano | carponi |
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Talk about this word "on one's hands and knees." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20hands%20and%20knees. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. on one's hands and knees. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20hands%20and%20knees "on one's hands and knees." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20hands%20and%20knees.Cite this
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title = {on one's hands and knees},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/on%20one's%20hands%20and%20knees},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
