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shake hands englanniksi

1. To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.

2. (RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt)

Gerald was enthusiastic. After a while they shook hands, it being time to separate. And for a long time Selwyn sat there alone in the visitors' room, absent-eyed, facing the blazing fire of cannel coal.

3. puhekieltä an instance of shaking hands; a handshake

4. *1834, William Carleton, "Shane Fadh's Wedding", https://books.google.ie/books?id=oRooinr7wToC&pg=PA178 Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, Volume 1, p.178 (W. F. Wakeman):

Many a shake hands did I get from the neighbours’ sons, wishing me joy

5. *1909, Frederick Lawton, translation of Jules Verne, The Chase of the Golden Meteor, p.44 (London: Grant Richards)

He exchanged greetings with his rival, but their shake-hands was rather a cold one, and each looked the other askance, as if distrust was in their hearts.

6. *1967 July 27, Jack McQuillan, http://oireachtasdebates.oireachtas.ie/Debates%20Authoring/DebatesWebPack.nsf/takes/seanad1967072700004N87 Livestock Marts Bill, 1967: Second Stage (Resumed). Seanad Debates, Vol.63 No.12 p.4 col.928:

It was the first time a Minister ever left the country without a ceremonial goodbye and a shake hands at the airport, with the tall hats being doffed.

7. *2015 February 1, Brian D'Arcy, quoted in Cork Examiner http://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/sir-terry-wogans-friend-father-brian-darcy-tells-of-their-emotional-final-handshake-718479.html "Terry Wogan's friend Father Brian D'Arcy tells of their emotional final handshake":

I wasn’t sure if it was goodbye, but as soon as I saw Terry I knew it was the last time I was going to see him, and the shake hands was the last shake hands I’d ever have with him.

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