cross-handedness

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See also: crosshandedness

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

cross- +‎ handed +‎ -ness

Noun

cross-handedness (uncountable)

  1. The use of the nondominant hand, or lack of clear right- or left-handedness.
    • 2000, Helen Godfrey Pyke, Why can't I do school?: a story of help and hope for those who learn differently, →ISBN, page 21:
      The LD person may face a task in some way related to cross-handedness.
  2. The property of being cross-handed.