See Also: postbox(dictionary)

two-handed (iou) and postbox (oh)


two-handed (iou)



two-handed adjective & adverb. LME.
[from TWO adjective + HAND noun + -ED2.]
A. adjective.
Requiring the use of both hands; (of a sword etc.) wielded with both hands. LME.
Involving two people; spec. (a) (of a saw etc.) worked by two people; (b) (of a card-game etc.) for two players; (c) (of a play) for two actors. L16.
Big, bulky; strapping. colloq. (now rare or obsolete). L17.
Having two hands. rare. M19.
Using both hands equally well, ambidextrous; handy, efficient. Chiefly Scot. M19.
Generous, open-handed. US colloq. E20.
b. adverb. Two-handedly. L20.
two-handedly adverb with or in both hands E20.
two-handedness noun the state of being two-handed L19.
two-hander noun (a) a two-handed sword; (b) a play for two actors: L19.

postbox (oh)




a box in a public place, into which you put letters that you want to send
British Equivalent: letter boxAmerican Equivalent: mailbox