overhanded en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From over- + handed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Overhand.
As has been mentioned earlier, there are various ways to hold a bow, the most obvious difference being between the overhanded method and the underhanded method.
1963, Gertrude Jean Shaw, The Violoncello Sonata Literature in France During the Eighteenth Century, page 19:An overhanded patch is used on material that is seldom washed, and where the raw edge on the wrong side is not objectionable.
1927, The New Butterick Dressmaker, page 291:That summer overhanded pitching was legalized, resulting in a slew of no-hitters, including the only ones ever pitched at Recreation Park.
1998, Richard Bak, A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium, →ISBN, page 31:To make an overhanded knot, you pass the end of the rope over the standing part and through the bight.
2013, William Brady, The Kedge Anchor; or, Young Sailors' Assistant, →ISBN, page 22:
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(not-comparable) Overstaffed.
If these proposed alterations were made, would not the best trades soon be overhanded?
1867, John Watts, The Catechism of Wages and Capital, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| over-handed | alternative | lexicographic |