[back.hand] n (1657) 1 a: a stroke (as in tennis) made with the back of the hand turned in the direction of movement; also: the side on which such strokes are made b: a catch (as in baseball) made to the side of the body opposite the hand being used
2: handwriting whose strokes slant downward from left to right
[2]backhand adj (1695): made with a backhand "a ~ tennis stroke" [3]backhand or back.hand.ed adv (1889): with a backhand [4]backhand vt (ca. 1935): to do, hit, or catch backhand