Dictionary of Dreams

DICTIONARY OF DREAMS 201 or it could represent a liar. Ringing a hand bell in a marketplace in a dream means making a false oath. Hand grinder: (See Hand mill) Hand mill: (Laboring; Livelihood; Millstone; Travel) A hand mill in a dreammeans overcomingdistress, pain, or satisfying one's needs. It could alsomean richness after poverty, marriage, a servant, or moving into a newhouse. If someone sees a hand mill in a house that is not accustomed to grinding its own grain or spices in a dream, it means adversities, defeat, or arguments. Ifone then grinds bread, or meat or honey with in the dream, it denotes a despicable character of the people of that house, their falsehood, affectation, lesbian or pervert nature. I f one sees a hand mill grinding stones in a dream, i t means that he will b e seized by terror. Ifone grinds barley or grains for food in a dream, it means solving the family's problems, prosperity, recovering from illness, or refurbishing one's business. Ifone sees a huge hand mill in thecenterofa town in a dream, it means war and destruction and especially if he sees it grinding rocks or emitting fire or sparks. Otherwise, it means a plague ifthe hand mill is grinding spoiled and moldy grains, mud, or spoiled meat. Ifone sees the millstone tilted in a dream, it means rising prices. If the hand mill is turning with nothing to grind in the dream, it means toiling aimlessly. If the hand mill turns using a wheel in the dream, it means prosperity. If one sees the hand mill turning and not grinding in a dream, it means travels. If it turns for no useful purpose in a dream, i t denotes the nearing of one's death. A pair o f small hand grinders i n a dream represent two loathsome partners that no one can correct or guide. If one sees himself operating a millstone by hand in a dream, it means that he earns his livelihood following the required religious conduct, and earns his money from his own sweat. A millstone in a dream also may denote loathsome actions . If a prisoner sees a broken millstone in a dream, it means that he will be soon released, and if he is under a death sentence, it means that the judgment will be rescinded, or that he may die before the judgment is carried out. As far as the question of livelihood, the better looking and effective is the hand mill, the better are one's earnings and vice-versa. If one buys a hand mill in a dream, i t means that he will get married, o r that he will marry off his daughter, o r that he will travel on business. If the millstone is interpreted to mean a husband or a wife, then it represents respectful people. A hand mill in a dream also means comfort. relief, evil, fight, dispute, wife, servant, livelihood, travels, gourmandism, or a woman who gives herself priority in everything. (Also see Water mill,' Windmill) Hand: (See Body'; Fingers; Five fingers) Handball: (See Ball) Handbarrow: (See Palanquin) Handcuff: (Fettered; Marriage; Shackled; Tied-up) If one sees his hand tied to his neck in a dream, it means that he does not pay God's rights upon what he earns. If one's hand is tied around his neck in a dream, it also could mean that he will desist from wrongdoing. If both hands are tied-up in the dream, it denotes his stinginess. If one is captured and handcuffed by the authorities in a dream, it means that he will be thrown into jail or fall into difficulties. Seeing oneself handcuffed in adream also means marriage, wrongdoing, or hypocrisy. (Also see Bond'; Rancor) Handkerchief: (Head kerchief; Kerchief) In a dream, a handkerchief represents money, benefits, honor, a wife, a son, or authority. Seeing an embroidered head kerchief in a dream means learning a pleasant poetry, or it could mean favors, sponsorship, or protection. A head kerchief in a dream also represents a prayer mat, leadership, or a servant. Tying a knot on a handkerchief in a dreammeans that one may marry a prostitute, or it could mean helping her out of sin. A