single-handedadj.

Etymology: < single adj. Compounds 4.

a. Of actions: Carried on or performed by one person, ship, etc., alone or unaided, or by one person on each side.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone > done by person alone

mere1444

single-handed1709

unilateral1802

one-man1842

solo1909

1709 Brit. Apollo 25–27 May Q. D. and T. play at single handed whisk.

1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. xii. 338 Rashleigh..maintained a desperate and single-handed conflict with the leader of the band.

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 52 I shall never forget one single-handed course of our good friend's favourite little bitch Helen.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xlvii. 339 They had two single-handed encounters.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 808/2 Despite the single-handed exertions of Lieutenant..Edwardes.

b. Adapted for using with one hand.

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society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > worked by hand > right or left, one or two

two-handy1648

left-handeda1657

two-handed1657

uphand1678

left hand1776

single-handed1834

right-handed1891

lefty1954

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective] > used or controlled > used or controlled by hand > by one hand

one-handed1611

single-handed1834

1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 172 Do you use a single or double-handed rod?

c. = single-hand adj. 1.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone > operated, etc., by person alone

single-hand1835

one-man1882

single-handed1886

1886 Field 30 Jan. 140/1 I should not advise any topmast for a single-handed sailing boat.

a. Working alone or unassisted; without the aid, help, or support of others; by one's self; unaided, unsupported. Also passing into adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adjective] > working alone or unassisted

single-handed1769

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone

at single hand1607

aidless1608

single-handed1769

solo1934

1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 i. 57 Many journeymen weavers, distinguished by the names of single-handed weavers.

1815 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 249 We have beaten them single-handed at sea.

1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. lv. 100 Rome, single-handed, could not long have withstood such an army.

1877 Creighton Age of Elizabeth (ed. 2) v. i He was surrounded by an atmosphere of suspicion, and..stood single-handed.

1900 J. Slocum Sailing Alone around World xxi. 272 On the 4th of June, 1898, the Spray cleared from the United States consulate, and her license to sail single-handed, even round the world, was returned to her for the last time.

1939 G. B. Shaw Geneva i. 4 I have to do it singlehanded too: I havnt even an office boy to help me.

1970 G. M. Fraser General danced at Dawn 144 Lance-Corporal Michael O'Leary, who took on crowds of Germans singlehanded.

b. Using one hand only.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [adjective] > using one hand only

single-handed1844

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > using both hands > one hand only

single-handed1844

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 511 A single-handed sower makes a bout to sow a ridge.

c. Having only one hand or workman.In recent dictionaries.

ΚΠ

1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.

Derivatives

single-ˈhandedly adv.

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society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adverb] > acting or working alone

off his own bat1845

single-handedly1882

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone

apartc1400

merelyc1487

singly1609

unto oneself1643

on one's own hook1812

single-handedly1882

on one's own1895

single-o1948

1882 J. W. Ebsworth Roxburghe Ballads IV. Introd. p. x He hopes to press on vigorously and single-handedly, to the speedy completion of the entire work.

1964 Duckett's Reg. Mar. 41/2 America's most famous Franciscan, who almost singlehandedly Christianised America's Pacific Coast.

1979 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 10/1 Barbara Underwood..boasts that she single~handedly made one quarter of a million dollars for the cult.

single-ˈhandedness n.

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the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [noun] > action performed alone > condition of

single-handedness1899

1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 May 2/1 Singlehandedness among menservants is the last resource of the incompetent.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	single-handed
释义	single-handedadj. Etymology: < single adj. Compounds 4. 1. a. Of actions: Carried on or performed by one person, ship, etc., alone or unaided, or by one person on each side. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone > done by person alone mere1444 single-handed1709 unilateral1802 one-man1842 solo1909 1709 Brit. Apollo 25–27 May Q. D. and T. play at single handed whisk. 1817 W. Scott Rob Roy III. xii. 338 Rashleigh..maintained a desperate and single-handed conflict with the leader of the band. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 52 I shall never forget one single-handed course of our good friend's favourite little bitch Helen. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xlvii. 339 They had two single-handed encounters. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 808/2 Despite the single-handed exertions of Lieutenant..Edwardes. b. Adapted for using with one hand. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > tool > types of tools generally > [adjective] > worked by hand > right or left, one or two two-handy1648 left-handeda1657 two-handed1657 uphand1678 left hand1776 single-handed1834 right-handed1891 lefty1954 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > use or control > [adjective] > used or controlled > used or controlled by hand > by one hand one-handed1611 single-handed1834 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 172 Do you use a single or double-handed rod? c. = single-hand adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone > operated, etc., by person alone single-hand1835 one-man1882 single-handed1886 1886 Field 30 Jan. 140/1 I should not advise any topmast for a single-handed sailing boat. 2. a. Working alone or unassisted; without the aid, help, or support of others; by one's self; unaided, unsupported. Also passing into adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adjective] > working alone or unassisted single-handed1769 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adjective] > acting alone at single hand1607 aidless1608 single-handed1769 solo1934 1769 Ann. Reg. 1768 i. 57 Many journeymen weavers, distinguished by the names of single-handed weavers. 1815 T. Jefferson Writings (1830) IV. 249 We have beaten them single-handed at sea. 1840 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VII. lv. 100 Rome, single-handed, could not long have withstood such an army. 1877 Creighton Age of Elizabeth (ed. 2) v. i He was surrounded by an atmosphere of suspicion, and..stood single-handed. 1900 J. Slocum Sailing Alone around World xxi. 272 On the 4th of June, 1898, the Spray cleared from the United States consulate, and her license to sail single-handed, even round the world, was returned to her for the last time. 1939 G. B. Shaw Geneva i. 4 I have to do it singlehanded too: I havnt even an office boy to help me. 1970 G. M. Fraser General danced at Dawn 144 Lance-Corporal Michael O'Leary, who took on crowds of Germans singlehanded. b. Using one hand only. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > worker according to manner of working > [adjective] > using one hand only single-handed1844 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > hand > [adjective] > using both hands > one hand only single-handed1844 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm II. 511 A single-handed sower makes a bout to sow a ridge. c. Having only one hand or workman.In recent dictionaries. ΚΠ 1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Derivatives single-ˈhandedly adv. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > solitude or solitariness > [adverb] > acting or working alone off his own bat1845 single-handedly1882 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [adverb] > acting alone apartc1400 merelyc1487 singly1609 unto oneself1643 on one's own hook1812 single-handedly1882 on one's own1895 single-o1948 1882 J. W. Ebsworth Roxburghe Ballads IV. Introd. p. x He hopes to press on vigorously and single-handedly, to the speedy completion of the entire work. 1964 Duckett's Reg. Mar. 41/2 America's most famous Franciscan, who almost singlehandedly Christianised America's Pacific Coast. 1979 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 Oct. 10/1 Barbara Underwood..boasts that she single~handedly made one quarter of a million dollars for the cult. single-ˈhandedness n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > one > condition of being alone > [noun] > action performed alone > condition of single-handedness1899 1899 Westm. Gaz. 18 May 2/1 Singlehandedness among menservants is the last resource of the incompetent. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1709
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