Definition of Backhander

1. Noun. A backhanded blow.

Generic synonyms: Blow

Definition of Backhander

1. n. A backhanded blow.

Definition of Backhander

1. Noun. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. ¹

2. Noun. A blow with the back of the hand. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) A bribe. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backhander

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhander

backgrounded
backgrounder
backgrounders
backgrounding
backgrounds
backhand
backhand(a)
backhand drive
backhand shot
backhand stroke
backhanded
backhanded compliment
backhanded compliments
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhander (current term)
backhanders
backhanding
backhands
backhaul
backhauled
backhauling
backhauls
backheel
backheeled
backheeling
backheels
backhoe
backhoed
backhoeing

Literary usage of Backhander

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1889)
"Samuel Pegge in Archeologia, vol. iv., p. 46. backhander.—A back stroke, a stroke with the back of the hand. He gev him a backhander into th' mooth. ..."

2. Racquets, Tennis, and Squash by Eustace Miles (1903)
"The stroke also is as a rule very different, though the Lawn Tennis backhander (of Messrs. Doherty, Mahony, TP Burke, and many others) is far nearer to the ..."

3. Sport and Travel in India and Central America by A. G. Bagot (1897)
"To my astonishment he gave me a cheeky answer, and, without looking round, I gave a backhander, which caught the gentleman in the wind. ..."

4. The Contemporary Review (1873)
"More, in full armour, with a face like mahogany, stands on the broken wing and is about to deal the Dragon a terrific backhander with his sword, ..."

5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"You gave Ireland a whack on the head by throwing out Parliamentary Registration Bill, and you serve out a backhander to Scotland ..."

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