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Overhand

adjective
1.
With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level.  Synonyms: overarm, overhanded.  "An overhand stroke"
2.
Sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together).  Synonym: oversewn.



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"Overhand" Quotes from Famous Books



... of articles of apparel, household utensils, and for the hafting of tools, the cave contained the usual miscellany of prepared fibers and knots (139544) usually of agave fiber. There is also a bundle of unspun hair tied in the center with an overhand knot (139543). The bulk of the miscellaneous cordage is 2-ply cord—each single S-twisted with a final Z-twist. Since the spinning is so uniformly of this twisting, it is highly probable that manufacture of the cordage followed ...
— A Burial Cave in Baja California - The Palmer Collection, 1887 • William C. Massey



Words linked to "Overhand" :   sport, athletics, handmade, round-arm, hand-crafted, underhand



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