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Pronunciation : O"ver*hand`
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery. He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. Sir T. More.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : O"ver*hand`
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 1. (Sewing)

Defn: Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.

2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.)

Defn: Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder. Overhand knot. See Illustration of Knot.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : O"ver*hand`
Part of Speech : adv.
Definition : Defn: In an overhand manner or style.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913