"come to hand" meaning in English

See come to hand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: comes to hand [present, singular, third-person], coming to hand [participle, present], came to hand [past], come to hand [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to hand}} come to hand (third-person singular simple present comes to hand, present participle coming to hand, simple past came to hand, past participle come to hand)
  1. To become available, often unexpectedly, or randomly.
    Sense id: en-come_to_hand-en-verb-MtH5y7NI
  2. (US, horse racing) To perform well, to come under control. Tags: US Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-come_to_hand-en-verb-IS6Fq5Aw Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
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