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OVERHANDS
Verb
overhands
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overhand
Anagrams
• hand-overs, handovers, hands over
Source: Wiktionary
OVERHAND
O"ver*hand`, n.
Definition: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
O"ver*hand`, a.
1. (Sewing)
Definition: Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)
Definition: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
O"ver*hand`, adv.
Definition: In an overhand manner or style.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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