Definition of "backhander" [back•hand•er]

• A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards. (noun)
• A blow with the back of the hand. (noun)
• A bribe. (noun)

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• "Niedermayer put the Ducks ahead 2-1 in the second period, whisking in a backhander from the high slot after Travis Moen and Scott Niedermayer fought to keep the puck alive along the right boards in the Oilers 'zone."
• "Pahlsson opened the scoring 5: 22 in with a backhander from the right circle that slid past Rinne's right shoulder."
• "Barely one minute after Price entered the game, Montreal was on the power play when Max Pacioretty's third goal, a backhander from the bottom of the slot, made it 3-1."