Definitions

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  • noun A list with very little detail applied to each point.
  • noun A list scribbled hastily or with little attention to detail.

Etymologies

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hand + list

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Examples

  • It's safe, warm, and dry; it's catalogued in a basic fashion to be honest, I'm not 100% sure exactly how a proper catalogue differs from the handlist that I've seen - I guess a proper catalogue includes details of things like size, type of paper / production, full details of creator & publisher, yadda yadda.

    A day away at the V&A but not at play jinty 2006

  • For more information on Hone, including an extensive annotated bibliography of his publications and a handlist of recent criticism, readers are encouraged to consult the William Hone Homepage, which link will open in a separately maintained archive.

    Introduction and Contents 1998

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