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BACKHANDS
Noun
backhands
plural of backhand
Verb
backhands
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backhand
Anagrams
• handbacks
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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