"keck-handed" meaning in English

See keck-handed in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more keck-handed [comparative], most keck-handed [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} keck-handed (comparative more keck-handed, superlative most keck-handed)
  1. Alternative form of cack-handed. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cack-handed Synonyms: keckhanded

Alternative forms

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