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four-handed

four-handed is the alternative form of fourhanded.

Meaning of fourhanded

Adjective

fourhanded (not comparable)

  1. Having four hands; quadrumanous.
    • To these fourhanded animals of the ancient continent, we may add the fourhanded animals of the new, that use their hands like the former, as well as their tails, and that fill up the chasm between the monkey tribe and the lower orders of the forest.1790, Goldsmith, History of Earth, volume iv, page 242
  2. Requiring four hands.
    • Their fourhanded swing number on the piano is one of the most beautiful moments in a film that has no shortage of beautiful moments to offer.2002, Jürgen Müller, Movies of the 80s, →ISBN, page 538
  3. Requiring or involving four people.
    • If, for instance, a fourhanded, $100 million deal was reached, every member would be in for $25 million in bonds.2003, William E. Simon, Gerald R. Ford, George P. Shultz, A Time for Reflection: An Autobiography, →ISBN, page 41

Questions about four-handed

What is four-handed the alternative form of?
Four-handed is the alternative form of fourhanded.

Words near four-handed in the dictionary

  1. four-force
  2. four-four time
  3. Four-H Club
  4. Four-H Clubs
  5. four-half
  6. four-handed
  7. four-handedly
  8. four-handedness
  9. four-hankie
  10. four-hundredth
  11. four-in-hand

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