Definition of handle

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Handle (v. t.) To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands..

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Oar :: Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom..
Stained :: Stail (n.) A handle, as of a mop; a stale..
Barrow :: Barrow (n.) A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand. See Handbarrow, and Wheelbarrow..
Jug :: "Jug (n.) A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side..
Tang :: Tang (n.) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is fastened.
Chandry :: Chandry (n.) Chandlery.
Wheelbarrow :: Wheelbarrow (n.) A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person..
Handle :: Handle (v. i.) To use the hands.
Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
Manubrial :: Manubrial (a.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands; hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety of goods, or a large stock..
Pick :: Pick (n.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle inserted in the middle, -- used by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer used for dressing millstones..
Stelene :: Stele (n.) A stale, or handle; a stalk..
Start :: Start (v. i.) The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light..
Mallet :: Mallet (n.) A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet..
Tenaculum :: Tenaculum (n.) An instrument consisting of a fine, sharp hook attached to a handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like..
Tang :: Tang (n.) A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in form or position..
Bethumb :: Bethumb (v. t.) To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books.
Whipstock :: Whipstock (n.) The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
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