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Definition of: backhand
(bak′hand′) adjective
Backhanded.
—noun
1. Handwriting that slopes toward the left.
2. The hand turned backward in making a stroke, as with a racket.
3. A stroke made with the hand turned backward, as in tennis.
—adverb With a backhand stroke.
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