nearhand
adverb
- nearly, almost
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerehonde, equivalent to near + hand.
- Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent.
“We are nearer hand to the great coal districts, and there is a tendency for the men to go there. We are nearer hand to the great mining centres than are those that Mr. Scott represented”
“But whether, when he should break his camp at Forney's plantation, he would go northward after Morgan and the prisoners, or cross the river at some nearhand ford to chase our main, none of our scouts could tell us.”
adv
Etymology: From Middle English nerehand, nerhond, nerehande, equivalent to near + hand.
- Nearly.
- Nearby; near at hand.
prep
Etymology: From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerhande, from the adverb (above). Equivalent to near + hand.
- Nearby.
“And when I was nearhand the house, I met Menie, her daughter, and she told me that they had heard word from Sandy that morning [...].”
“but I will tell you that some of my coopers went into the fishing station and vomited, owing to the smell from the whales, and they declared to me when they came back that it was the last time they would go nearhand them”