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Meaning of TWO-HANDED

Pronunciation:  too'handid

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine designed for bimanual operation"
  2. [adj]  equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
 
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 Synonyms: ambidextrous, bimanual, equipoised, handed, switch(a)
 
 Antonyms: left-handed, right-handed
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Two"-hand`ed\, a.
1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent
   to large, stout, strong, or powerful. ``Two-handed sway.''
   --Milton.
2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
         That two-handed engine [the sword].   --Milton.
3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
 
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