It means to sign something..
Looking at the Declaration of Independence , you can see John Hancock's signature the clearest. He wrote it bigger then the rest and neatly.
Put your John Hancock write your signature nice and bold!
John Hancock, Heh. Its Herbie Hancock.
Just kidding, John Hancock was the first delagate to sign the Declaration of Independence. His signature is the largest and most prominant on the document.
It was said that John Hancock wanted to sign it large enough so the king could see it without his spectacles (glasses)
it means to sign because John Hancock had a unique and stylish sighnature, like on the Declaration of Independence.
It's an old saying meaning to put your signature on something. It comes from the fact that John Hancock's signature on the Declaration of Independence was written boldly and is easy to read.
A signature is called a John Hancock because he was the first person to sign The Declaration of Independence. His signature was "big enough for King George to see."
The phrase "sign your John Hancock" comes from one of the original signers of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock proudly signed his name in large script.
It means they want you to sign it.
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No, William Houstoun did not sign the constitution.
Because the signature of "John Hancock" was/is the most prominent on the Delaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation. Being that its the most prominent it is the one that stood out and everyone remembers, so when someone refers to John Hancock his signature is usually the first thing that comes to mind and therefore one is being asked to sign their name.
If you refer to the document signed on July 4, 1776, Charles Thomson signed it after Hancock. I actually read, that Josiah Bartlett was the first to sign it, after John Hancock http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/bartlett.htm.
John Hancock, was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Its a spinoff of the phrase "Signing you John Hancock". John Hancock had the biggest signature on the American Declaration of Independence.
The phrase is actually "sign your John Hancock." and comes from the signing of the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock's signature is by far the largest signature on the document; he was also the first to sign the document.
John Hancock was the first to sign the United States Declaration of Independence - hence sign your John Hancock. Actually, John Hancock was not the first to sign, signed his name largest. He was the President of the Continental Congress, but not the first to sign.
john Hancock was the first on to sign for the united states.
To sign your John Hancock is to sign your signature on something
to autograph to put your John Hancock on something to provide a signature It can also be "to endorse" as in when writing a check.
It means they want you to sign it.
John Hancock was a patriot, and the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence.
John Hancock
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