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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HAND'LESS, a. Without a hand.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: without a hand or hands; "a handless war veteran" [ant: handed]
2: lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands; "a bumbling mechanic"; "a bungling performance"; "ham-handed governmental interference"; "could scarcely empty a scuttle of ashes, so handless was the poor creature"- Mary H. Vorse [syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless, heavy-handed, left-handed]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. having no hands 2. inefficient in manual tasks ; clumsy

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Handless Hand"less, a. Without a hand. --Shak.