BLACK HAND


Meaning of BLACK HAND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Usage: often capitalized B&H

Etymology: Black Hand, a Sicilian and Italian-American secret society of the late 19th and 20th centuries

Date: 1904

: a lawless secret society engaged in criminal activities (as terrorism or extortion)

• black·hand·er ˈblak-ˌhan-dər noun

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