handstroke

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noun

The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle

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Meanings

nounhandstroke (plural handstrokes)

plural handstrokes

  1. The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle

Origin

From hand + stroke.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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