Four-handed

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fourhanded (Having four hands). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Of these various four-handed animals, the most remarkable are decidedly the "gueribas," with curling tails and a face like Beelzebub."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring four hands.) alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "I'd almost forgotten, but your first arrangements were creating four-handed pieces we could play together."

  3. 3
    Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring or involving four people). alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "She was about to ask him if he had ever played four-handed chess."

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"Of these various four-handed animals, the most remarkable are decidedly the "gueribas," with curling tails and a face like Beelzebub."

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