[syn: two-handed, bimanual]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Two-handed \Two"-hand`ed\, a.
1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent
to large, stout, strong, or powerful. "Two-handed sway."
--Milton.
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2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.
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That two-handed engine [the sword]. --Milton.
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3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
two-handed
adj 1: equally skillful with each hand; "an ambidextrous
surgeon" [syn: ambidextrous, two-handed] [ant: left-
handed, right-handed]
2: requiring two hands or designed for two people; "a two-handed
sledgehammer"; "a two-handed crosscut saw"; "a machine
designed for bimanual operation" [syn: two-handed,
bimanual]