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two-handed Definition

two·-handed (-han′did)

adjective

  1. that needs to be used or wielded with both hands
  2. needing two people to operate a two-handed saw
  3. for two people a two-handed card game
  4. having two hands
  5. able to use both hands equally well; ambidextrous

two-handed Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sword: John Knox had arrived back in Scotland in 1544 carrying his huge two-handed sword along with his Bible.
  • weapon: Most short, two-handed weapons do not have the ability to trap an opponent's weapon.
  • grip: The knife has an adjustable handle that makes it possible to cut with a two-handed grip.
  • operation: It makes it easy to send emails and texts, but it is a two-handed operation.
  • alphabet: Learn how to use a version of sign language called British two-handed finger spelling alphabet.
  • backhand: This weapon is prayer, which, she wrote, ' is as sure as my two-handed backhand.