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side-handing

side-handing is the present participle and gerund of side-hand.

Meaning of side-hand

Verb

side-hand (third-person singular simple present side-hands, present participle side-handing, simple past and past participle side-handed)

  1. (transitive) To move by placing the palm of the hand on top and sliding sideways.
    • The conspirators grabbed up the candy-cup wrappings that had been carefreely strewn about, took turns tearing off pieces of the box, and side-handed them into the storm sewer across the street.1956, UVM: V. 4- - Volume 1, page 27

Questions about side-handing

What is side-handing the present participle and gerund of?
Side-handing is the present participle and gerund of side-hand.

Words near side-handing in the dictionary

  1. side-glance
  2. side-glances
  3. side-hand
  4. side-handed
  5. side-handedly
  6. side-handing
  7. side-hands
  8. side-lever
  9. side-levers
  10. side-line
  11. side-lined

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