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four-handed en · ADJ

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of fourhanded (Having four hands).
   alt of fourhanded
   • The four-handed human form of gods and goddesses is the second stage of evolution in idolatry according to the need of devotees. 2003, Mahendra Narayan Behera, Brownstudy on Heathenland: A Book on Indology, →ISBN, page 83:
   • Of these various four-handed animals, the most remarkable are decidedly the "gueribas," with curling tails and a face like Beelzebub. 2013, Jules Verne, The Collected Works Of Jules Verne, →ISBN:
2. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring four hands.)
   alt of fourhanded
   • I'd almost forgotten, but your first arrangements were creating four-handed pieces we could play together. 2014, Mary Jo Putney, Not Quite a Wife, →ISBN:
3. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring or involving four people).
   alt of fourhanded
   • She was about to ask him if he had ever played four-handed chess. 2011, Alec Waugh, Brief Encounter, →ISBN: