Single-hand

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    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."

Example

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"I think a lot more sailors would try singlehanding if they weren't troubled by the increasing big-ship traffic."

Etymology

Back-formation from single-handed.

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