crosshanded

See also: cross-handed

English

Etymology

cross +‎ handed

Adjective

crosshanded (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of cross-handed
   • 2004, Rob Rains, Rawlings Presents Big Stix: The Greatest Hitters in the History of the Major Leagues, →ISBN, page 2:

     He was a shortstop then, and he hit with a crosshanded grip — nobody had taught him the proper way to hold a bat.

   • 2011, Lawrence Block, A Ticket to the Boneyard, →ISBN:

     I moved the gun to the left side of my abdomen and practiced a crosshanded draw, but I liked that even less, and I thought about trying the shoulder holster again.

   • 1873, The Gospel standard, or Feeble Christian's support, page 342:

     So he answered me in a crosshanded way. And 0, friends, I was brought so low as to be glad of a crumb.

Adverb

crosshanded (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of cross-handed
   • 1975, A. Th. M. Balen, First International Symposium on Artificial Lens implantation, →ISBN:

     If the required backhand stroke has not been made the surgeon finds himself unable to perform this essential manual aid, (unless he can work 'crosshanded').

   • 2004, Michael Winter, The Big Why: A Novel, page 176:

     Tom rowed crosshanded for half an hour.

   • 1978, Anwar El Sadat, Raphael Israeli, The Public Diary of President Sadat - Part 1, →ISBN, page 749:

     But it must be clear that it is inconceivable that Israel should introduce nuclear weapons to this zone while we watch crosshanded.

   • 1993, Thomas Johnson, Rescuing Claire, →ISBN, page 39:

     She grabbed her sweater crosshanded at the bottom, and with a swift snap (sail in a storm, flag in a strong breeze, whip on a horse's flank) was left with only her leotard (also black).

   • 2011, Harvey Penick, And If You Play Golf, You're My Friend: Furthur Reflections of a Grown Caddie., →ISBN:

     The first time they pick up a golf club and swing it, most children do it crosshanded.