barehandedness

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Etymology[edit]

barehanded +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

barehandedness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being barehanded; lacking hand coverings or tools.
    • 2003, Reed Browning, Cy Young: A Baseball Life, →ISBN, page 63:
      His barehandedness was not unusual. Unlike position players, pitchers had in general been slow to seek the protection of a glove.