handblow

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noun

A blow struck with the hand.

Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounhandblow (plural handblows)

plural handblows

  1. A blow struck with the hand.

    "I have much of moment to do," he said. The strong, harsh tone struck the servant like a handblow.

    1951, John Dickson Carr, The Devil in Velvet, page 32

Origin

From hand + blow.

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APA

handblow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handblow

MLA

“handblow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handblow. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handblow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handblow.

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