red-hand rdhnd Meaning, Definition & Usage

Red"-hand`, Red"-hand`ed adjective ∨ adverb (Also<

• Red-hand rdhnd
• Red-handed

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Definitions

1. Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he was taken red-hand or red-handed. usu. caught red-handed