handrest

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noun

Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

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Meanings

nounhandrest (plural handrests)

plural handrests

  1. Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

    Pull on the handrest to ease the bassoon into a more comfortable position.

    2013, Peter Neville, Tales from the Pit
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    The wooden handrest is placed over the vibration unit , with the post protruding through the hole in the handrest.

    1996, Robert W. Amler, Michael Gibertini, Pediatric Environmental Neurobehavioral Test Battery, page 146

    Adam presses several keys on the other handrest with his left hand as he continues to pound away on a button with his right.

    2018, Matthew Bok, The Adam Carter Saga, page 249

Origin

From hand + rest.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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