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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having weak hands; hence, powerless; dispirited.

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Examples

  • I shot 250 out of 250 with my Glock model 20, and on a bet, shot 242 weak-handed.

    A Good Gun Salesman is Hard To Find 2009

  • I shot 250 out of 250 with my Glock model 20, and on a bet, shot 242 weak-handed.

    A Good Gun Salesman is Hard To Find 2009

  • We have been mealy-mouthed and weak-handed; we have trifled and temporised and the Food has grown and grown.

    The Food of the Gods and how it came to Earth Herbert George 2004

  • I am besides very weak-handed and the men I have are scarce able to stand the deck for want of clothing, the weather here being very cold.

    John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003

  • I am besides very weak-handed and the men I have are scarce able to stand the deck for want of clothing, the weather here being very cold.

    John Paul Jones 9781451603996 2003

  • We were now very weak-handed; three men, besides Mr. Bedwell who was still an invalid, being ill, considerably reduced our strength; insomuch that being underweigh night and day, with only one spare man on the watch to relieve the masthead look-out, the lead, and the helm, there was great reason to fear the fatigue would very much increase the number of complaints.

    Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 1 Phillip Parker King

  • Although the negroes are not obliged to work on Saturday, yet they are in the habit of going to estates that are weak-handed, and hiring themselves out on that day.

    The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society

  • 'Tis true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily and you will see great effects; for "constant dropping wears away stones;" and "by diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable;" and "little strokes fell great oaks," as Poor

    Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6 Charles Herbert Sylvester

  • It is true there is much to be done, and perhaps your are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects; for, Constant dropping wears away stones; and, By diligence and patience the mouse at in two the cable; and, Little strokes fell great oaks.

    How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Major A.R. Calhoon

  • It is true, there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; but stick to it steadily, and you will see great effects; for

    Elson Grammar School Literature v4 William H. Elson

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