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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



... swimming there. The others followed suit, each remaining under as long as possible, for, in this "stunt," there was no way of knowing when the leader came up. Tom remained under less than fifteen seconds. Then, showing his head, and with rapid overhand strokes he made for the nearer bank, slipping ashore and ...
— The High School Boys' Training Hike • H. Irving Hancock

... now I'se shore rattled an' I'se gwin' ter find out fer sartin. Come on yo' Jumbo! Wo'k yo' laigs fer fair," and under touch of the spur the big horse broke into a gait which bade fair to speedily overhand the scapegraces, providing Jefferson let him ...
— A Dixie School Girl • Gabrielle E. Jackson

... equals length of foot plus one inch; distance AC equals width across instep plus one-half inch; cut DF halfway between B and G; cut EG halfway between A and C. Cut piece reverse of this for other moccasin. Place B of Fig. 2 to B of Fig. 1, and sew overhand with wax cord the edges from B to A and B to C, bringing A and C of Fig. 2 together at A of Fig. 1. ...
— Camping For Boys • H.W. Gibson



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



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