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handed
[ han-did ]
adjective
two-handed backhand; a four-handed piano work.
- using a particular hand (usually used in combination):
right-handed.
- having, requiring, or with the number of people, workers, or players indicated (usually used in combination):
a three-handed game of poker.
- manned; staffed (usually used in combination).
-handed
adjective
- having a hand or hands as specified
broad-handed
a four-handed game of cards
- made as specified for either left- or right-hand operation or positioning
Example Sentences
The Panama Canal was managed by the US for decades but under a treaty signed by the late US President Jimmy Carter in 1977, it was handed over to the Panamanians on 31 December 1999.
Lowry's error handed New York a second point but by then Bay had reached nine.
A secret list of more than 300 people who belonged to a network that called publicly for the legalisation of sex with children has been handed to the BBC.
At the end of the training, AP3 leaders handed out matching patches.
“And the list of things that she didn’t like was even longer. I don’t think you’d ever get to read a character like that in a script that was handed to you.”
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