cross-handed adverb 6adjective 4 adverb6 •with the two wrists or forearms placed one over the otherBoth Arnold Palmer and Gary Player have been quoted as saying that if they could change one thing about their games, they would have putted cross-handed early in their career. — 2009 •with one arm reaching over the front of the body to the opposite sideJoe got them to rig him a holster so he could draw the .45 cross-handed. — 2007 •facing the way the boat is going and pushing the oars instead of pulling themJust then, a sailor, who had crossed the channel, and was making rapid headway, by rowing cross-handed, emerged from behind a merchant vessel which was moored at the wharf. — 1844 •in an idle way, resting and waiting at a time when work or action is neededWhy do we sit cross-handed and do nothing which would serve as a basis upon which to build the salvation of our people? — 1978 •In two opposing directions.Or he can walk cross-handed following the principle of the cross-legged walk. In this variation, he can move forward, backward, or sideways. — 1975 •(no longer used) Back-handedly. adjective4 •Done with hands or forearms crossed over each other.The cross-handed grip helps in maintaining the wrist position. — 2013 •Done by crossing the hand to the other side of the body.I wonder how it would be to stand right in the beginning of the fast water, at the lip of the pool, and try a cross-handed cast. — 2014 •Involving two opposing directions. •(no longer used) Back-handed.We believe and are thoroughly convinced that God's blessings come to his church in a cross-handed way, entirely different, in many instances, from the way we expect them. — 1900
