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Cap in hand

   Also found in: Medical, Legal, Financial, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.06 sec.
obsequiously; submissively.

See also: Cap



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The fellow was brought, cap in hand, and the other fellows closed round to look and listen, in the manner of the people at the Paris fountain.
Cropole advanced, cap in hand, rather bent than bowing,
In less than half an hour an inspector, cap in hand, entered the room and announced that everything was ready.
 
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