ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb
Etymology: Middle English nigh hand, neih hond, from Old English nēh hand, from nēh, adverb, nigh + hand
1. : near at hand : close by
living nigh-hand to where the new house was to be built — A.H.Bullen
2. : nearly , almost
wasn't it enough for you to nigh-hand kill one o' my horses — Samuel Lover