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Noun: handshaking  'hand`shey-king
  1. Grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract)
    - handshake, shake, handclasp

Derived forms: handshakings

See also: shake hands

Type of: acknowledgement, acknowledgment

Encyclopedia: Handshaking

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