** two-handed claymore ( late medieval Scottish )

When two-handed great swords fell into disuse, the terms broadsword, claymore and espadon generally were then applied to basket-hilted swords or backswords, a group of early modern sword types characterized by a basket-shaped guard that protects the hand.

Originally performed with two-handed comb scoops, dry picking is today accomplished by motorized, walk-behind harvesters which must be small enough to traverse beds without damaging the vines.

Fingerspelling can be one-handed such as in American Sign Language, French Sign Language and Irish Sign Language, or it can be two-handed such as in British Sign Language.

The two-handed movements of temple drummers may have inspired him, although it could be that the technique was forged through Musashi's combat experience.

The fully armoured Viking raider would wear an iron helmet and a maille hauberk, and fight with a combination of axe, sword, shield, spear or great " Danish " two-handed axe, although the typical raider would be unarmoured, carrying only a shield and spear ; swords and axes were much less common.

The longer two-handed handle could be used as a lever to lock the opponent's arm if necessary.

Tapping may be performed either one-handed or two-handed.

Accordingly, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach in the first edition of his Manual of Natural History ( 1779 ), proposed that the primates be divided into the Quadrumana ( four-handed, i. e. apes and monkeys ) and Bimana ( two-handed, i. e. humans ).

For example an experienced Landsknecht could be designated a Doppelsöldner, an armoured soldier who served as the backbone for the formation and in addition to the pike as more recent recruits, they could also be alternatively employed wielding a halberd or partisan, or, more famously, a Zweihänder ( literally: " Two-hander "), a two-handed sword as long as 180 cm ( 6 ft ).

It has an extendable stock and a folding front grip ; it can be fired either one-handed or two-handed.

Most clubs are small enough to be swung in one hand although two-handed variants are known.

Over short to medium distances, drums can be tipped and rolled on the bottom rim while being held at an angle, balanced, and rotated with a two-handed top grip that also supplies the torque ( rotational or rolling force ).

Although the kampílan can be used with one hand, it is primarily a two-handed sword.

It was said to be a two-handed sword that made a circle like an arc of rainbow when swung, and to have the power to slice the tops off hills and slaughter an entire host.

However, when notating music for a two-handed instrument ( such as the guzheng ), it is common for the bar lines of each hand to be drawn separately, but a score bracket to be drawn on the left of the page to " bind " the two hands together.

If a piece of music for a two-handed instrument has a passage where only one hand is notated, lines of numbered notation without score brackets at the left can be used for this passage.

Elizabethans used descriptive terms such as " short ", " bastard ", and " long " which emphasized the length of the blade, and " two-handed " for any sword that could be wielded as such.

Terms classifying swords as " great ", " long ", " broad ", " bastard ", " small ", " short " or " two-handed " have different meanings in different contexts and may be ambiguous.

Since all other linguistic terms for broadswords are used to describe a two-handed ( or hand-and-a-half ) type sword, the broadsword's meaning in the late medieval and early Renaissance context should also be that of a two-handed sword.

The Bidenhänder or two-hander is the " true " two-handed sword ( and should not be confused with the broadsword which was also known as a two-handed sword ).

The most commonly accepted etymology derives it from Latin gradalis or gradale via an earlier form, cratalis, a derivative of crater or cratus which was, in turn, borrowed from Greek krater ( a two-handed shallow cup ).

) In 1912, Finland also swept the medals in the only appearance in the Olympics of two-handed javelin, an event in which the implement was separately thrown with both the right hand and the left hand and the marks were added together.

No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racket, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands.

The Húscarls, the elite guard of King Cnut ( and later King Harold II ) were armed with two-handed axes which could split shields or metal helmets with ease.

Davenport's game is built largely around her groundstrokes, including her two-handed backhand, and serve, which she hits with excellent placement and at its best was called " rock solid ".

The longsword is characterized not so much by a longer blade, but by a longer grip which indicates a weapon designed for two-handed use.

* The QX Gun is a two-handed blaster, which attacks a monster's nervous system.

Clijsters also has a strong two-handed, consistent backhand that is one of the strongest in the women's game, particularly her cross-court backhand, which she hits with great accuracy and pace.

* Ulama de mazo or Ulama de palo, in which a heavy ( 6-7 kg or 13-15 lb ) two-handed wooden paddle strikes a 500 g ( 1 lb ) ball, usually with teams of 3 or 4.

South Asian music is based on melody, rather than harmony, which makes two-handed playing unnecessary, and South Asian musicians are used to sitting cross-legged on the ground or kneeling to play, rather than on a chair or bench.

His most reliable shot is a two-handed backhand, which he can flatten out effectively to end points.

Druchii infantry primarily consist of spear phalanxes and repeater crossbow regiments, which are supported by elite infantry and shock troops, such as the deadly Har Ganeth Executioners, who wield two-handed blades called Draich, heavily armed Corsair raiders, scores of Witch Elves that enter battle in a drug-crazed killing frenzy, or a detachment of Malekith's personal guard, the implacable and lethal Black Guard.

Halo 3 introduces " support weapons ", which are cumbersome two-handed weapons that slow the player, but offer greatly increased firepower in return.

Different manual alphabets may be used, such as the one-handed ASL alphabet ( the receiver places their hand over the back of the hand of the signer ) or the two-handed manual alphabet, which is often used in a form adapted for deafblind communication, known as the Deafblind alphabet, in which letters are produced onto palm of the receiver's hand.

No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racquet, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands.

No matter which grip is used, most forehands are generally executed with one hand holding the racquet, but there have been fine players with two-handed forehands.

The ricassos of two-handed swords may terminate with flukes, which protect the hand gripping the ricasso.

The most notable aspect of his game was that he had both a two-handed backhand and forehand, which simultaneously increased his power while restricting his mobility.

Hence a piece of music may shift between two-handed ( with bracket ) and one-handed ( without bracket ) layouts during the course of the piece.

The term two-handed sword, used as a general term, may refer to any large sword designed to be used primarily with two hands:

A rather long tang is fitted to many examples, indicating they may have had a longer handle for two-handed use.

Dussacks and falchion, two-handed sword, cut and thrust sword, gladius, Viking sword and rapier wasters are not widely available from commercial vendors, but may be special ordered or hand-crafted.

It may be imagined that the length of the two-handed falx allowed it to be wielded with great force, the point piercing helmets and the blade splitting shields-it was said to be capable of splitting a shield in two at a single blow.