cross someone's palm

palm

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Definitions of cross someone's palm words

noun cross someone's palm to give someone money 3
noun cross someone's palm to pay someone money, esp. as a bribe 3
noun cross someone's palm a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times. 1
noun cross someone's palm any object, figure, or mark resembling a cross, as two intersecting lines. 1
noun cross someone's palm a mark resembling a cross, usually an X, made instead of a signature by a person unable to write. 1
noun cross someone's palm the Cross, the cross upon which Jesus died. 1

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

1300-50; < Latin palma (cognate with Old English folm hand); replacing Middle English paume < Middle French < Latin palma

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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