A support or surface designed to hold or support a hand, especially used while writing, painting, or performing detailed work.
From hand + rest; functional word combining hand with rest, referring to ergonomic aids that support hands during prolonged manual activities.
Medieval scribes used handrests to prevent cramping while copying manuscripts—a practical technology so effective that modern ergonomic designers keep reinventing them, proving good design principles last centuries.
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