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O"ver*hand` (?), n. 1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
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He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
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2. (Baseball) A throwing or pitching style that is overhanded; also an overhand{2} pitch.
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O"ver*hand`, a. 1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
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2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand pitch; an overhand stroke.
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Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
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O"ver*hand`, adv. In an overhand manner or style.
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