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top hand

top hand noun: the batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.

Noun

top hand (plural top hands)

  1. The batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see top, hand.

Forms of top hand

pluraltop hands

Questions about top hand

What does top hand mean?
Top hand means the batsman's hand that is further up the handle; used for control rather than power.
What part of speech is top hand?
Top hand is a noun.
What is the plural of top hand?
The plural of top hand is top hands.

Words near top hand in the dictionary

  1. top fuels
  2. top gear
  3. top gears
  4. top gun
  5. top guns
  6. top hand
  7. top hands
  8. top hat
  9. top hats
  10. top ho
  11. top hoes

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