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English Dictionary: two-handed by the DICT Development Group
2 results for two-handed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
two-handed
adj
  1. equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
    Synonym(s): ambidextrous, two-handed
    Antonym(s): left- handed, right-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"
    Synonym(s): two-handed, bimanual
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Two-handed \Two"-hand`ed\, a.
      1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent
            to large, stout, strong, or powerful. [bd]Two-handed
            sway.[b8] --Milton.
  
      2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
  
                     That two-handed engine [the sword].   --Milton.
  
      3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
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