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two-handed
[ too-han-did ]
adjective
- having two hands.
- using both hands equally well; ambidextrous.
- involving or requiring the use of both hands:
a two-handed sword; a two-handed backhand.
- requiring the hands of two persons to operate:
a two-handed saw.
- engaged in by two persons:
a two-handed game.
two-handed
adjective
- requiring the use of both hands
- ambidextrous
- requiring the participation or cooperation of two people
Derived Forms
- ˌtwo-ˈhandedly, adverb
Other Words From
- two-handed·ly adverb
- two-handed·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of two-handed1
Example Sentences
Bassam reached out and shook my hand, his two-handed grip like a vice—grateful, to be sure, but reaffirming his dominance.
They might have been compared to a rapier and a two-handed broadsword.
And the foremost of the troop, a thick dwarfish man with a huge two-handed sword, stood aside.
This gentleman hath a two-handed sword, a good foot longer than that of our friend.
As he spoke, the two combatants advanced from either end in full armor with their two-handed swords sloping over their shoulders.
Then we eat our dinner, consisting of the usual chicken and eggs, have a game of two-handed bridge and turn in.
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