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four-handed

[ fawr-han-did, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˈhæn dɪd, ˈfoʊr- /
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adjective

involving four hands or players, as a game at cards: Bridge is usually a four-handed game.
intended for four hands, as a piece of music for the piano.
having four hands, or four feet adapted for use as hands; quadrumanous.

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Nearby words

  1. four-footed,
  2. four-footed butterfly,
  3. four-four time,
  4. four-h club,
  5. four-h clubs,
  6. four-hundred-day clock,
  7. four-in-hand,
  8. four-lane,
  9. four-leaf clover,
  10. four-legged
Also four-hand [fawr-hand, fohr-] /ˈfɔrˌhænd, ˈfoʊr-/ (for defs 1, 2).

Origin of four-handed

First recorded in 1765–75
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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British Dictionary definitions for four-handed

four-handed

adjective

(of a card game) arranged for four players
(of a musical composition) written for two performers at the same piano
Derived Formsfour-handedly, adverb
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