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Definition of Backhander
1. Noun. A backhanded blow.
Definition of Backhander
1. n. A backhanded blow.
Definition of Backhander
1. Noun. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. ¹
2. Noun. A blow with the back of the hand. ¹
3. Noun. (informal) A bribe. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backhander
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhander
Literary usage of Backhander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Words Used in the Wapentakes of Manley and Corringham by Edward Peacock (1889)
"Samuel Pegge in Archeologia, vol. iv., p. 46. backhander.—A back stroke, a stroke
with the back of the hand. He gev him a backhander into th' mooth. ..."
2. Racquets, Tennis, and Squash by Eustace Miles (1903)
"The stroke also is as a rule very different, though the Lawn Tennis backhander (of
Messrs. Doherty, Mahony, TP Burke, and many others) is far nearer to the ..."
3. Sport and Travel in India and Central America by A. G. Bagot (1897)
"To my astonishment he gave me a cheeky answer, and, without looking round, I gave
a backhander, which caught the gentleman in the wind. ..."
4. The Contemporary Review (1873)
"More, in full armour, with a face like mahogany, stands on the broken wing and
is about to deal the Dragon a terrific backhander with his sword, ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1883)
"You gave Ireland a whack on the head by throwing out Parliamentary Registration
Bill, and you serve out a backhander to Scotland ..."
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