John Hancocks

plural of John Hancock
as in hands
a person's name written in their own handwriting often given to indicate awareness or consent let me just scribble my John Hancock on the bottom of the form

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Noun
  • Htoo managed to wrestle the knife away from his attacker, but not before sustaining deep lacerations to his shoulder, neck and hands.
    Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
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    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
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“John Hancocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/John%20Hancocks. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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