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Off-hand
Without preparation; impromptu. The phrase, “in hand,” as, “It was
long in hand,” means that it was long in operation, or long a-doing;
so that “off-hand” must mean it was not “in hand.”
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Off-hand from Infoplease:
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