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Overhand   Listen
adjective
Overhand  adj.  
1.
(Sewing) Over and over; applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
2.
(Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.





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"Overhand" Quotes from Famous Books



... being delighted with the company of actors, instead of finding them as thin as tissue-paper—what wouldn't I give if I could be like that? My life has been a sad one. But I might find some comfort in it yet if I coin only get that natty little spat on the water when I lunge forward swimming overhand. ...
— Back Home • Eugene Wood
... be divided into plain and ornamental. The plain stitches are the (1) basting, (2) running, (3) the running and back stitch, (4) half back stitch, (5) back stitch, (6) overhand or whipping stitch, (7) overcast, (8) hemming, and ...
— Textiles and Clothing • Kate Heintz Watson


Words linked to "Overhand" :   athletics, overhand stitch, handmade, underhand, oversewn, sport, round-arm, overarm, hand-crafted, overhand knot, overhand pitch


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