side-hand
English
    
    
Verb
    
side-hand (third-person singular simple present side-hands, present participle side-handing, simple past and past participle side-handed)
- (transitive) To move by placing the palm of the hand on top and sliding sideways.
- 1956, UVM: V. 4- - Volume 1, page 27:- The conspirators grabbed up the candy-cup wrappings that had been carefreely strewn about, took turns tearing off pieces of the box, and side-handed them into the storm sewer across the street.
 
- 1990, James Luceno, Illegal Alien, →ISBN, page 123:- He side-handed the wafer back across the desk into Remy's lap.
 
- 2014, Ron Goulart, Too Sweet to Die, →ISBN:- Mitzi side-handed a pile of prints off the table and set a plate down on his side of it.
 
 
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