"hundred-handed" meaning in English

See hundred-handed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hundred-handed (not comparable)
  1. Having 100 hands. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hundred-handed-en-adj-rCjiAozm
  2. Alternative form of Hundred-handed Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: Hundred-handed
    Sense id: en-hundred-handed-en-adj-Fs8GBrhW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69

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