Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In heraldry, turned to show the back: said of a right hand. Also called dorsed.

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Examples

  • Even crab-aversant Tess couldn't help being impressed by the professional skills her relatives brought to the dismemberment of this non-kosher delicacy.

    Butchers Hill Lippman, Laura 1998

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