double-handedadj.
1. Adapted to be lifted or held with both hands; two-handled.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > parts of tools generally > [adjective] > handle or stock > provided with > with two
two-eared1520
double-handed?1611
two-handled1839
?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads i. 566 In his lov'd mother's hand He put the double-handed cup.
1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 172 Do you use a single or double-handed rod?
2. Having two hands; figurative capable of a double use, application, or action.
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the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > [adjective]
double?c1225
uncertainc1384
equivoquea1450
amphibille?1450
ambiguousc1487
indifferent?1531
forked1551
amphibological1587
equivocal1601
double-meaning1605
left-handed1610
dilogical1616
two-edgeda1625
biviousa1644
equivocating1645
amphibolous1647
yea-and-nay1648
amphibolical1652
bifarious1656
double-handed1661
squibbling1674
ambigual1683
equivocous1701
ambiguea1734
double-edged1791
multivocala1834
grey1835
amphibolic1873
ambivalent1923
1661 J. Glanvill Vanity of Dogmatizing xiii. 120 All things being double-handed, and having the appearances both of Truth and Falsehood.
Derivatives
double-ˈhandedness n. the quality of being double-handed; duplicity of action.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > evasive deception, shiftiness > [noun] > double-dealing, duplicity
doublenessc1374
frouncec1374
duplicityc1430
double-heartedness1571
a heart and a heart1583
two hearts1594
ambidextry1611
ambidexterity1755
double-facedness1867
two-facedness1882
double-handedness1883
1883 F. M. Crawford Dr. Claudius x That sort of double-handedness that the Duke hated.
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Of an action: performed using both hands.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > [adjective] > both sides
even-handed1552
both-handeda1627
ambidexter1627
ambidextrous1646
ambilevous1646
double-handed1782
ambisinistrous1863
ambidextral1871
ambilateral1927
1782 W. Jones tr. Moallakát 66 With a nimble and double-handed stroke I prevented his attack.
1820 New Times 17 Nov. He believed Davies to be the man who cut his head with a double-handed blow with a stick.
1857 Harper's Mag. Dec. 21/1 An extemporaneous escort..immediately received us with salams, both single-handed and double-handed.
1937 Manch. Guardian 11 June 5/6 Bromwich finished matters with a double-handed cross-court backhand.
1974 Country Life 25 July 209/1 She is so strong that even her own rider occasionally has to take a double-handed pull on one rein to ensure that he is on the right track.
2006 K. Veitch Without Backward Glance (2008) iii. 38 James..made a double-handed gesture of presentation..toward the canvas still stapled to the wall.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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adj.?1611