| BACKHAND | • backhand n. (Tennis) a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during… • backhand n. Handwriting that leans to the left. • backhand n. (Ultimate Frisbee) the standard throw; a throw during which the disc begins on the off-hand side and… |
| BAREHAND | • barehand adj. With the hand bare; not wearing gloves etc. • bare␣hand v. (Transitive, baseball) To field the ball without one’s glove in one’s hand. • bare␣hand n. An ungloved hand. |
| CLUBHAND | • clubhand n. (Medicine) A short, distorted hand. • CLUBHAND n. a deformed hand. |
| DECKHAND | • deckhand n. (Nautical) A member of the crew of a merchant ship who performs manual labour. • deckhand n. (Theater) A stagehand. • deckhand v. (Intransitive) To work on a boat as a deckhand; crew. |
| DOCKHAND | • dockhand n. Someone who works at a dock. • DOCKHAND n. one who works on the docks. |
| FARMHAND | • farmhand n. A person who works on a farm. • farmhand n. (Baseball) A player in the minor leagues. • farm␣hand n. Alternative form of farmhand. |
| FOREHAND | • forehand n. (Racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke. • forehand n. (Disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm… • forehand n. All of the part of a horse which is before the rider. |
| FREEHAND | • freehand adj. Drawn using the hand without any helping device. • freehand v. To conduct a procedure involving use of the hands without any helping device or guide. • free-hand adj. Alternative form of freehand. |
| LONGHAND | • longhand n. The written characters used in the common method of writing; opposed to shorthand, or typing or printing; handwriting. • longhand adv. Written by hand in normal characters, as opposed to shorthand. • longhand adv. Written by hand (with pen or pencil), rather than printed out; handwritten. |
| MILLHAND | • millhand n. A worker in a mill. • MILLHAND n. a worker in a mill. |
| OVERHAND | • overhand adj. Executed with the hand brought forward and down from above the shoulders. • overhand adj. (Sewing) Sewn with close, vertical stitches that draw the edges of a seam together. • overhand adj. (Of a loop in rope) With the working part on top of the standing part. |
| SHEDHAND | • shedhand n. (Australia, New Zealand) A worker in a sheep-shearing shed. • SHEDHAND n. a person who works in a shearing shed. |
| WASHHAND | • washhand adj. Used primarily for washing one’s hands. • wash-hand adj. Alternative form of washhand. • WASHHAND adj. as in washhand basin. |