Two-handed \Two"-hand`ed\, a.
1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent
to large, stout, strong, or powerful. "Two-handed sway."
--Milton.
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2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
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That two-handed engine [the sword]. --Milton.
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3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
two-handed
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
[syn: ambidextrous] [ant: right-handed, left-handed]
2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a
two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a
machine designed for bimanual operation" [syn: bimanual]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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