brokenhanded
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: broken-handed
Etymology
Adjective
brokenhanded (not comparable)
- Alternative form of broken-handed
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 21:18-20:
- For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
- 1883, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Poems (Alphonso of Castile):
- Mighty projects countermanded ; Rash ambition, brokenhanded ; Puny man and scentless rose Tormenting Pan to double the dose.
- 1917, Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, World Outlook - Volume 3, page 24:
- I noticed a quarrel between an old brokenhanded baboon and a young dude with fine fur.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
