Quote Originally Posted by Curmudgeon View Post
Removing your hand (an item) from a weapon (another item) is dropping one of those items. As I stated, "item" is not a term with a restricted D&D definition. A body part is not a D&D object, but it is an item.
I disagree. At least Merriam-Webster's definition does not say or IMHO imply body part or more generally part of a whole. I would not call a hand an item unless it is separated from the rest of the body.