n. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
n. A blow with the back of the hand.
n. A bribe.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A backhanded blow.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A blow with the back of the hand: as, to strike one a backhander.
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n. a backhanded blow
Word Usage
"Niedermayer put the Ducks ahead 2-1 in the second period, whisking in a backhander from the high slot after Travis Moen and Scott Niedermayer fought to keep the puck alive along the right boards in the Oilers 'zone."