two-hand·ed /ˈtuˈhændɪd/
Two-hand·ed a.
1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent to large, stout, strong, or powerful. “Two-handed sway.”
2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
That two-handed engine [the sword]. --Milton.
3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
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two-handed
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous surgeon"
[syn: ambidextrous] [ant: right-handed, left-handed]
2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a
two-handed sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a
machine designed for bimanual operation" [syn: bimanual]