handshake
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hand·shake

noun \-ˌshāk\

Definition of HANDSHAKE

: a clasping usually of right hands by two people (as in greeting or farewell)

Examples of HANDSHAKE

  1. She greeted him with a handshake.
  2. He has a firm handshake.

First Known Use of HANDSHAKE

1871

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