cold hand
Frigid fingers, poor circulation
A cold hand is a hand that lacks warmth, either from temperature or poor circulation.
In poker, a cold hand is one dealt fresh rather than from a shuffled discard pile.
The phrase cold hands, warm heart suggests that people with literally cold hands are emotionally warm.
To give someone the cold hand is to reject or snub them.
- chilblainCold-induced skin swelling
- mittenFingerless hand covering
- frostbiteFreezing of body tissue
- numbLacking physical sensation
- vasoconstrictionArterial walls contracting inward
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