E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Glory Hand.
In folk lore, a dead man’s hand, supposed to possess certain magical properties.
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“De hand of glory is hand cut off from a dead man as have been hanged for murther, and dried very nice in de shmoke of juniper wood.”—Sir W. Scott: The Antiquary (Dousterswivel).
