four-handed

See also: fourhanded

English

Adjective

four-handed (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of fourhanded (Having four hands).
   • 2013, Jules Verne, The Collected Works Of Jules Verne, →ISBN:

     Of these various four-handed animals, the most remarkable are decidedly the "gueribas," with curling tails and a face like Beelzebub.

   • 2003, Mahendra Narayan Behera, Brownstudy on Heathenland: A Book on Indology, →ISBN, page 83:

     The four-handed human form of gods and goddesses is the second stage of evolution in idolatry according to the need of devotees.

2. Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring four hands.)
   • 2014, Mary Jo Putney, Not Quite a Wife, →ISBN:

     I'd almost forgotten, but your first arrangements were creating four-handed pieces we could play together.

3. Alternative form of fourhanded (Requiring or involving four people).
   • 2011, Alec Waugh, Brief Encounter, →ISBN:

     She was about to ask him if he had ever played four-handed chess.