n. [ Back, adv. + hand. ] 1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the letters is from left to right. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in which head of the racket starts from the side of the body opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held, and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with forehand. [ PJC ]
Hand { f } | Hände { pl } | mit der Hand | sich die Hand geben | unter der Hand | unter der Hand; klammheimlich | unter der Hand | unter der Hand | eine ruhige Hand | aus erster Hand | aus zweiter Hand | aus zweiter Hand kaufen | bei der Hand; zur Hand | mit leeren Händen | jdm. freie Hand lassen | etw. aus den Händen geben | ohne Hand und Fuß [ übtr. ] | von der Hand in den Mund leben [ übtr. ] | zwei linke Hände haben [ übtr. ] | mit sicherer Hand
hand | hands | by hand; manual; manually | to shake hands | secretly | on the quiet | underhand | underhandly; backhandedly | a steady hand | at first hand; firsthand | secondhand | to buy secondhand | at hand | empty-handed | to give someone plenty of rope | to let sth. out of one's hands | without rhyme or reason | to lead a hand-to-mouth existence | to be all thumbs | with sure touch
Rückhand { f }; Rückhandschlag { m } [ sport ] | Rückhandschläge { pl }