backhands

noun

plural of backhand
as in hands

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  1. hands
  2. prints
  3. scratches
Noun
  • The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Alaska’s bid for statehood, in the late nineteen-fifties, was in part a matter of keeping the hands of Seattle businessmen off local salmon stocks.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • With its orange boxes and quirky prints, Hermès could be seen as whimsical, but it was usually associated with uptight parents and grandparents.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Neither Safdie nor Lasry was sure how many films were on the finished prints, or even which ones.
    — Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of prints
Noun
  • For scratches or minor dings from fender benders, owners can replace the exterior body panels themselves.
    — Eric Bangeman, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Not only was there the initial flare-up, but now there were huge red scratches and hives.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of scratches
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