A@InsideShoulderhigh-PalmBack-FlatB@NearCenterChesthigh-PalmDown Frontandback
American Sign Language
Etymology
Pictorial representation of the dominant hand sawing through wood represented by the nondominant hand.
Production
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- This two-handed ASL sign has two postures:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape near the body, lateral with the dominant shoulder, at shoulder height, palm facing back, thumb on top. Posture non-dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about an elbow's length out from the center body, chest high, palm facing down, fingers pointing toward the dominant side.
- Move the dominant hand repeatedly frontward toward the nondominant side and backward toward the dominant side to the next posture while holding the non-dominant hand in this posture.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape on the back of the nondominant hand, palm facing back, thumb on top.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “A” handshape near the body, lateral with the dominant shoulder, at shoulder height, palm facing back, thumb on top. Posture non-dominant hand in the “flat B” handshape about an elbow's length out from the center body, chest high, palm facing down, fingers pointing toward the dominant side.
| dominant hand | type | move | move | move | |||
Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Part of hand facing | ‘A’ (Au^) whole hand back of hand (BK) | ‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) back of hand (BK) | ‘A’ (Au^) whole hand back of hand (BK) | ‘A’ (Au^) ulnar edge of hand (UL) back of hand (BK) | |||
| nondominant hand | type | hold | |||||
Hand configuration Part of hand Proximity Part of hand facing | see appendix (Bu^-) whole hand palm (IN) | ||||||
- Stokoe: []A≷
Verb
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- to saw
Synonyms
- OpenB@BackHand-PalmBack-FlatB@CenterChesthigh-PalmDown Sidetoside