single-hand

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single-hand

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Back-formation from single-handed.

verb single-hands · single-handing · single-handed · singlehand

To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself. I think a lot more sailors would try singlehanding if they weren't troubled by the increasing big-ship traffic.

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

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@misc{single_hand_2026,
  title = {single-hand},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/single-hand},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}