Backhand and Hand

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Backhand noun - A return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke.

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Hand and backhand are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hand" instead a noun "Backhand".

Nearby Words: backhanded, backhander

Hand noun - The form or style of a particular person's writing.

Usage example: writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand

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Backhand and hand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backhand" instead a noun "Hand".

Nearby Words: handle, handy, handed, handful, handhold

Interestingly, it's a literal offhand backhand at the same time as an offhanded cast, since he seems to have lit his hand on fire.

Source: Offhand Backhand
Hand of Mercy's Clemael's temper allows him to backhand a semi-disabled woman into the nearest wall, but said woman is oddly ambivalent as to whether she'll end up with him.

Source: All Girls Want Bad Boys
Subverted when it turns out the blow was struck with the right hand - but it was a backhand blow from a star tennis player.

Source: The Killer Was Left-Handed

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