cross-handed

Meanings

Adjective

• Done with hands or forearms crossed over each other.
• Done by crossing the hand to the other side of the body.
• Involving two opposing directions.
• Back-handed.

Adverb

• With hands or forearms crossed over each other.
• While crossing the hand to the other side of the body.
• In two opposing directions.
• Facing forward and pushing the oars away from the body on the power stroke (rather than facing backward and pulling the oars on the power stroke).
• Idly.
• Back-handedly.

Origin

• cross + handed