Definitions

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  • noun A rubber stamp; a stamp applied by hand.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
  • noun a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand

Etymologies

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hand stamp

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Examples

  • Have a few game “stations,” with a “prize (read: handstamp, sticker or bulk-bin toy)” after each station.

    They Say It’s Her Birthday | Her Bad Mother 2009

  • In my dream, I think it's the bouncer just wanting to see my handstamp but it isn't.

    dulligirl Diary Entry dulligirl 2006

  • It also bore a prewar Forthwegian value imprinted in one corner, and a green handstamp that said MILITARY POST over it.

    Rulers of the Darkness Turtledove, Harry 2002

  • Evidently at that time the fee was paid in money, and the letters then marked with a handstamp of some sort, for in the Postmaster-General's

    The Stamps of Canada Bertram William Henry Poole 1918

  • ROYAL MAIL COVER 1989, 21st MARCH THE SCOTS CONNECTION MACHIN PANE 5x 14p, 2x 19p & 1x 23p Scottish Definitives BUREAU pictoral handstamp Typed address P&P 1.00 for first cover then

    We Blog A Lot 2009

  • I worked there from the summers of 1991-1993, working the Frog Bog game and at the handstamp booth.

    unknown title 2009

  • I worked there from the summers of 1991-1993, working the Frog Bog game and at the handstamp booth.

    unknown title 2009

  • I worked there from the summers of 1991-1993, working the Frog Bog game and at the handstamp booth.

    unknown title 2009

  • I worked there from the summers of 1991-1993, working the Frog Bog game and at the handstamp booth.

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  • a request to affix the necessary stamps; he can handstamp or write the amount paid on each letter if desired, but that is not necessary.

    The Stamps of Canada Bertram William Henry Poole 1918

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