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handrest

noun

Etymology

From hand + rest.

  1. derived from *ros-✻
  2. inherited from *rastō✻
  3. inherited from *rastu✻
  4. inherited from ræst
  5. inherited from rest
  6. compounded as handrest — “hand + rest”

Definitions

  1. Any surface designed to support the hand and wrist.

    • The wooden handrest is placed over the vibration unit , with the post protruding through the hole in the handrest.
    • Pull on the handrest to ease the bassoon into a more comfortable position.
    • Adam presses several keys on the other handrest with his left hand as he continues to pound away on a button with his right.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA