Backhander

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  • 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.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a backhanded blow
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