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singlehanded

singlehanded is the alternative form of single-handed.

singlehanded is the simple past and past participle of singlehand.

Meaning of single-handed

Adjective

single-handed (not comparable)

  1. Without help from others; unassisted.
    • It worked through from Swindon with a test train of 16 coaches and the new W.R. dynamometer car, the whole totalling 571 tons; this is one of the heaviest trains ever worked by a single-handed locomotive over the South Devon banks—in fact, it was competently restarted from a test stop on Dainton...1962 April, “Motive power miscellany: Western Region”, in Modern Railways, page 280
  2. Using only one hand.
  3. Designed for only one hand.

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Questions about singlehanded

What is singlehanded the alternative form of?
Singlehanded is the alternative form of single-handed.

Words near singlehanded in the dictionary

  1. singlefoot
  2. singlefooted
  3. singlefooting
  4. singlefoots
  5. singlehand
  6. singlehanded
  7. singlehandedly
  8. singlehandedness
  9. singlehanding
  10. singlehands
  11. singlehearted

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