Definition of handle

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Handle (v. t.) To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully..

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Thole :: Thole (n.) The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath..
Cultivator :: Cultivator (n.) An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares, drawn by a horse and by handles..
Capling :: Capling (n.) The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel..
Stole :: Steal (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele..
Hilt :: Hilt (n.) A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like..
Ploughtail :: Ploughtail (n.) The hind part or handle of a plow.
Slice :: Slice (v. t.) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel..
Stained :: Stail (n.) A handle, as of a mop; a stale..
Stop :: Stop (n.) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off any register or row of pipes; the register itself; as, the vox humana stop..
Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure..
Casserole :: Casserole (n.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain..
Lift :: Lift (n.) A handle.
Loom :: Loom (n.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.
Gallant :: Gallant (v. t.) To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant a fan..
Tang :: Tang (n.) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
Dumb-bell :: Dumb-bell (n.) A weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids, connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs) for gymnastic exercise..
Shave :: Shave (v. t.) A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.
Brush :: Brush (n.) An instrument composed of bristles, or other like material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood, bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes have different shapes and names according to their use; as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..
Palm :: Palm (v. t.) To handle.
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