Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

single-hand

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.11 in modern English

Syllables
sin-gle--hand
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from single-handed.

Inflected Forms

single-hands (present, singular) single-handing (participle, present) single-handed (participle, past) single-handed (past) singlehand (alternative)

Questions

What does single-hand mean?
To sail a boat unassisted, without any crew beyond oneself.
Where does single-hand come from?
Back-formation from single-handed.

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