side-hand

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side-hand

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From side + hand.

verb side-hands · side-handing · side-handed

transitive To move by placing the palm of the hand on top and sliding sideways. The conspirators grabbed up the candy-cup wrappings that had been carefreely strewn about, took turns tearing off pieces of the box, and side-handed them into the storm sewer across the street.

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"side-hand." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/side-hand. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{side_hand_2026,
  title = {side-hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/side-hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}