by 1895, from verbal phrase; see hand (n.) + off (adv.). Hands off! as a command to desist is by 1810.
a hands-off foreign policy
hand-me-down
hand-out
hand-rail
hands down
handshake
hands-off
handsome
handsomely
hands-on
hand-spike
handstand
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