1. by hand - Adverb
2. by hand - Phrase
without the use of a machine
Source: WordNetI happen to write by hand. I don't even type. John le Carré
Back in my day, I would probe by hand. Now you can get commercial software that does the job for you. Kevin Mitnick
Writers and artists build by hand little worlds that they hope might effect change in real minds, in the real world where stories are read. A story can make us cry and laugh, break our hearts, or make us angry enough to change the world. Grant Morrison
I don't like computers. I still like to do my drawings by hand. Dieter Rams
The very idea of making shoes by hand boggled her mind. Scott Westerfeld
No stopping the force of a going wheel by hand. Irish Proverb