"strait-handedness" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From strait-handed + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|strait-handed|ness}} strait-handed + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} strait-handedness (uncountable)
  1. (archaic) The quality of being strait-handed; greed; stinginess. Tags: archaic, uncountable Synonyms: straithandedness

Alternative forms

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