nearhand

adjective /ˈnɪə(ɹ).hand/

1. Nearby; close at hand; nigh; adjacent.

   We are nearer hand to the great coal districts, and there is a tendency for the men to go there. We are nearer hand to the great mining centres than are those that Mr. Scott represented

Where it comes from

From Middle English nerhand, nerehand, nerehonde, equivalent to near + hand.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry nearhand (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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