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backhander

[ bak-han-der ]

noun

  1. a backhanded slap, punch, stroke, or play.
  2. British Slang.
    1. a drink served out of turn to a guest as a bottle or decanter is passed around the table during dessert.
    2. a bribe.


backhander

/ ˈæˌæԻə /

noun

  1. a backhanded stroke or blow
  2. informal.
    an indirect attack
  3. slang.
    a bribe
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of backhander1

First recorded in 1795–1805; backhand + -er 1
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Reinhart tied it later in the first on a goal very similar to his first one, a backhander he lifted past Shesterkin from down low.

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Pavelski scored on a backhander from just outside the crease after a pass from Matt Duchene midway through the first period, after Robertson had poked the puck away from defenseman Josh Manson.

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After his first shot was blocked, Theodore gathered the loose puck and tried a backhander on which Oettinger made a sprawling save, lunging to knock away the puck with his extended glove.

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Gone the automatic request for French soldiers to back up a teetering autocrat; gone the millions in backhanders that helped finance French political parties.

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Lambert opened the scoring with 4:28 left in the second period, beating goalie Michael Simpson with a backhander off a rebound.

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