handshake
hands·hake
noun
1.
grasping and shaking a person''s hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
Origin
From hand + shake. See the appendix for the history of the gesture itself.
Phrases
- golden handshake
- green handshake
- handshake deal
- secret handshake
- shake on it
- silver handshake
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