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单词 uphand
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uphandadj.

Etymology: up- prefix 2.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: upˈhand.
Operated, or performed, by raising the hand or hands.
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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 mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > outstanding > in specific way
onlyeOE
uphand1835
conspicuous by its absence1859
1678 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises I. 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.
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 321/2 The third is termed the up-hand Hammer, or up-hand sledge, of some termed the Fore-Hammer.
1835 J. D. Carrick Laird of Logan 85 (E.D.D.) Girzie..was apt to enforce her commands with uphand emphases.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

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uphand
uphand v.
Brit. /ˌʌpˈhand/
,
U.S. /ˌəpˈhænd/
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1865 C. Kingsley Hereward iv, in Good Words Jan. 95/1 To high heaven, all so softly, The angels uphand him.
extracted from up-prefix
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adj.1678
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