fourhanded

alternative four-handed

1. not comparableHaving four hands; quadrumanous.

   Here, fourhanded Visnu is seen seated on Garuda who has a human body with curly hair and leaf-like feathers.

   1992, Sushil Kumar Patel, Hinduism in India: A Study of Visnu Worship, page 146

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   To these fourhanded animals of the ancient continent, we may add the fourhanded animals of the new, that use their hands like the former, as well as their tails, and that fill up the chasm between the monkey tribe and the lower orders of the forest.

   1790, Goldsmith, History of Earth, volume iv, page 242

2. not comparableRequiring four hands.

   Their fourhanded swing number on the piano is one of the most beautiful moments in a film that has no shortage of beautiful moments to offer.

   2002, Jürgen Müller, Movies of the 80s, →ISBN, page 538

3. not comparableRequiring or involving four people.

   a fourhanded card game

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   If, for instance, a fourhanded, $100 million deal was reached, every member would be in for $25 million in bonds.

   2003, William E. Simon, Gerald R. Ford, George P. Shultz, A Time for Reflection: An Autobiography, →ISBN, page 41