Usually means: Seeking help with humble approach.
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We found 17 dictionaries that define the word cap in hand:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. cap in hand: Merriam-Webster
  2. cap in hand: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. cap in hand: Collins English Dictionary
  4. cap in hand: Wordnik
  5. cap in hand: Wiktionary
  6. Cap in hand, cap in hand: Dictionary.com
  7. Cap in Hand: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. Cap in Hand: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  9. cap in hand: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Cap in hand: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. cap in hand: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. cap in hand: Legal dictionary
  3. cap in hand: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cap in hand: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. cap in hand: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. cap in hand: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cap in hand: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (cap in hand)

adverb:  (idiomatic) In a humble and respectful manner.

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