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   cack-handed

   /ˌkakˈhandɪd/

   adjective

   • 1. inept; clumsy: informal British "a great song ruined by cack-handed production"
   • 2. left-handed. informal, derogatory British

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from cack, in the sense ‘excrement’, + hand + -ed2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cack-handedly adverb
   • 2. cack-handedness noun

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   What is the meaning of the term 'cack-handed'?

   • The term 'cack-handed' (also 'cag-handed') meaning 'left-handed; awkward' is from 1854. It is possibly derived from the Old English word 'caca' meaning 'excrement'. This word is likely related to the Spanish language or other languages with similar origins, all stemming from the Proto-Indo-European root \*kakka- 'to defecate'. Therefore, 'cack-handed' may have originally referred to someone who was clumsy or inept, perhaps due to their left-handedness.

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   What does cack-handed mean?

   • That's a cack-handed way of going about it! What is the pronunciation of cack-handed? 笨手笨腳的，笨拙的… 笨手笨脚的，笨拙的… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! CACK-HANDED definition: 1. used to describe someone who often drops or breaks things or does things badly: 2. used to…. Learn more.

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   What does cack mean in English?

   • From cag (“knob, stump”) + handed; cf. also cack (“excrement”). cack - handed (comparative more cack-handed, superlative most cack-handed) Clumsy; inept.

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   Cack-handed definition: clumsy; lacking skill with the hands.. See examples of CACK-HANDED used in a sentence.

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   Origin of Cack-handed. Perhaps from Old Norse keikr bent backwards Danish keite left-handed. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. cack (“excrement" ) +"Ž handed. From Wiktionary.

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