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Like the motion of the hands of a clock; -- said of that direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative.

• Handspike
  A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
• Reckoning
  of Reckon
• PLANETSTRICKENPLANETSTRUCK
  Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. Milton. Like planet-stricken men of yore He trembles, smitten to the core By strong compunction and remorse. Wordsworth.
• Handspring
  A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
• Planer tree
  A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica) related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.
• Pointing
  of Point
• POINTALPHABET
  An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points corresponding to letters.
• Reckoner
  One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning.
• POINTAPPLIQUE
  Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground, this ground often being machine-made.
• About-sledge
  The largest hammer used by smiths.
• Motioned
  of Motion
• Plane table
  See under Plane, a.
• Point-blank
  The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other missile is aimed.

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