"toom-handed" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: toom + handed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|toom|handed}} toom + handed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} toom-handed (not comparable)
  1. (Scotland, dialect) Emptyhanded. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-toom-handed-en-adj-Z4-3hOgs Categories (other): Scottish English

Adverb

Etymology: toom + handed Etymology templates: {{compound|en|toom|handed}} toom + handed Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} toom-handed (not comparable)
  1. (Scotland, dialect) Emptyhanded. Tags: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-toom-handed-en-adv-Z4-3hOgs Categories (other): Scottish English

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