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barehand

barehand adjective: with the hand bare; not wearing gloves etc.

Adjective

barehand (not comparable)

  1. With the hand bare; not wearing gloves etc.
    • Rivera retired the next three batters in order, with third baseman Alex Rodriguez contributing a nifty barehand pickup and throw on Julio Lugo’s roller.2007 April 29, Pat Borzi, “Normalcy Returns: Rivera Gets First Save”, in New York Times

Origin of barehand

From bare + hand.

Questions about barehand

What does barehand mean?
Barehand means with the hand bare; not wearing gloves etc.
What part of speech is barehand?
Barehand is an adjective.

Words near barehand in the dictionary

  1. bareges
  2. baregin
  3. baregine
  4. Bareham
  5. Barehams
  6. barehand
  7. barehanded
  8. barehandedly
  9. barehandedness
  10. barehead
  11. bareheaded

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