handed adjective. ['handɪd] L15.
[from HAND noun + -ED². See also earlier LEFT-HANDED, RIGHT-HANDED.]
1. Having a hand or hands; (as 2nd elem. of comb.) having hands of a specified kind or number. L15.
empty-handed, free-handed, open-handed, two-handed, etc.

2. Of a tool or implement: specially designed for either right-handed or left-handed use. L20.

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