shorthanded

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adjective short·hand·ed \ˌshȯrt-ˈhan-dəd\

: having fewer than the usual number of people available

ice hockey : made when a team member is off the ice for a penalty

Full Definition of SHORTHANDED

:  having, working with, or done with fewer than the regular or necessary number of people

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First Known Use of SHORTHANDED

1794

Rhymes with SHORTHANDED

backhanded, bare-handed, cleanhanded, crossbanded, forehanded, four-handed, freehanded, ham-handed, hardhanded, high-handed, ironhanded, left-handed, light-handed, offhanded, one-handed, red-handed, right-handed, sure-handed, three-handed, two-handed, unbranded, verandaed