| 释义 |
upˈhand, a.
[up- 3.]
Operated, or performed, by raising the hand or hands.
1677Moxon Mech. Exerc. i. 4 The Uphand Sledge, used by under-Workmen when your work is not of the largest;..they use it with both their hands before them, and seldom lift their Hammer higher than their Head. 1688Holme Armoury iii. 321/2 The third is termed the up-hand Hammer, or up-hand sledge, of some termed the Fore-Hammer. 1835J. D. Carrick, etc. Laird of Logan 85 (E.D.D.), Girzie..was apt to enforce her commands with uphand emphases. |