"handystroke" meaning in English

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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "ref": "1910, Philip Nichols, Sir Francis Drake Revived, Sir Francis Drake Revived:",
          "text": "Presently as our Captain perceived their shot to come slacking, as the latter drops of a great shower of rain, with his whistle he gave us his usual signal, to answer them with our shot and arrows, and so march onwards upon the enemy, with intent to come to handy-strokes, and to have joined with them; whom when we found retired as to a place of some better strength, he increased his pace to prevent them if he might.",
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      "glosses": [
        "A blow with the hand."
      ],
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          "hand",
          "hand"
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        "(archaic) A blow with the hand."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "handygripes"
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  "word": "handystroke"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "handygripes"
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        "A blow with the hand."
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        "(archaic) A blow with the hand."
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  "word": "handystroke"
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