- handstroke
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : a blow with the hand2. : a bell ringer's pull on the rope that swings a church bell to its mouth-up position : the sounding stroke — compare backstroke 2
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
handstroke
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