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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
crosshanded en · ADJ
Etymology
From cross + handed.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of cross-handed.
He was a shortstop then, and he hit with a crosshanded grip — nobody had taught him the proper way to hold a bat.
2004, Rob Rains, Rawlings Presents Big Stix: The Greatest Hitters in the History of the Major Leagues, →ISBN, page 2:So he answered me in a crosshanded way. And 0, friends, I was brought so low as to be glad of a crumb.
1873, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support, page 342:I moved the gun to the left side of my abdomen and practiced a crosshanded draw, but I liked that even less, and I thought about trying the shoulder holster again.
2011, Lawrence Block, A Ticket to the Boneyard, →ISBN:
Deriveds
crosshandedness · crosshandedly
crosshanded en · ADV
Etymology
From cross + handed.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of cross-handed.
Tom rowed crosshanded for half an hour.
2004, Michael Winter, The Big Why: A Novel, page 176:She grabbed her sweater crosshanded at the bottom, and with a swift snap (sail in a storm, flag in a strong breeze, whip on a horse's flank) was left with only her leotard (also black).
1993, Thomas Johnson, Rescuing Claire, →ISBN, page 39:If the required backhand stroke has not been made the surgeon finds himself unable to perform this essential manual aid, (unless he can work 'crosshanded').
1975, A. Th. M. Balen, First International Symposium on Artificial Lens implantation, →ISBN:But it must be clear that it is inconceivable that Israel should introduce nuclear weapons to this zone while we watch crosshanded.
1978, Anwar El Sadat, Raphael Israeli, The Public Diary of President Sadat - Part 1, →ISBN, page 749:The first time they pick up a golf club and swing it, most children do it crosshanded.
2011, Harvey Penick, And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie., →ISBN: