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Rarebackhander
The correct spelling is backhander.
How to pronounce backhander
noun
Say it like: Bak-han-der
The correct spelling is backhander. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
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Definition
noun
- 1.A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
- 2.A blow with the back of the hand.
- 3.A bribe, a secret payment.
- 4.(racquet sports) A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
- 5.A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
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