"hand to mouth" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-au-hand to mouth.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hand to mouth (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of hand-to-mouth Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: hand-to-mouth
    Sense id: en-hand_to_mouth-en-adj-rnaoNGpt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 62 38 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 64 36

Adverb

Audio: en-au-hand to mouth.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} hand to mouth (not comparable)
  1. In a hand-to-mouth manner. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hand_to_mouth-en-adv-q7dtKAGe

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