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Because they hand you out the time!
Hands got their label from ancient time when time was transmitted by "hand" when an individual would hold his arms to represent time based on the face of a clock as we know it. So if he held his arms straight out to his sides and level it would be eiither 9:15 or 3:45 and the difference would be understood by virtue of common sense.
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What is a clock called with just hands?
An analog clock.
What is a analogclock?
A so-called 'analog' clock is one with hands. A so-called'digital' clock is one that displays the time in numbers.
What are the three hands on the clock called?
The hour hand, the minute hand and the second hand.
How do you draw a clock?
To draw a clock you need hands.
What do you call a clock that has three hands?
An analogue clock.
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