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sin⋅gle-hand

[sing-guhl-hand]
–verb (used with object)
to sail (a craft) without help from others.

single-hander, noun
single-handing, noun
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sin·gle-hand   (sĭng'gəl-hānd')
tr.v.   sin·gle-hand·ed, sin·gle-hand·ing, sin·gle-hands
To sail (a boat) without the help of others: "a business executive who single-hands her own small cruising cutter" (Tony Gibbs).
sin'gle-hand'er n.
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