BACKHANDING

Verb

backhanding

present participle of backhand

Source: Wiktionary


BACKHAND

Back"hand`, n. Etym: [Back, adv. + hand.]

Definition: A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right.

Back"hand`, a.

1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.

2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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