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Double-handed

Double-handed \Dou"ble-hand"ed\, a.

  1. Having two hands.

  2. Deceitful; deceptive.
    --Glanvill.

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double-handed
  1. 1 Involving both hands. 2 Designed to be used with two hands. 3 Involving two people. 4 Serving two purposes or involving two approaches. 5 deceitful; deceptive adv. With two hands. v

  2. (en-pastdouble-hand)

Usage examples of "double-handed".

Flagons of cider were passed round, also a small double-handed cup with wine in honour of the guests, which was carried to myself and Hasting by the hands of the fair Bessie.

As they rode they brandished their double-handed swords and fired the Martini-Henry carbines they had captured from their defeated enemies.

Haven took the biggest, a greatsword, with a double-handed hilt and a jeweled pommel.

Demok circled in behind and delivered a heavy, double-handed blow, striking the god-king in the side, just below the floating rib.

His silver-streaked fair hair bound into a ponytail, his old, round iron helm upon his head, Ruathain stood beside his son, his double-handed longsword plunged into the ground before him.

A third leaped at her, and she screamed, stepping back and yanking her stick in double-handed to block the monster.

Dark blood welled in a thick bead and he smeared it on the dagger and held it out for Jofre to once more clasp double-handed so that that smear of blood was imprinted on his own flesh.