Definition of handle

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Handle (v. i.) To use the hands.

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Hatchet :: Hatchet (n.) A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand..
Thole :: Thole (n.) The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath..
Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..
Treat :: Treat (v. t.) To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward; as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly..
Hammer :: Hammer (n.) An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle..
Hustle :: Hustle (v. t.) To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a room..
Broom :: Broom (n.) An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because originally made of the twigs of the broom..
Dolphin :: Dolphin (n.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the trunnions by which the gun was lifted..
Goblet :: Goblet (n.) A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle..
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..
Hilt :: Hilt (n.) A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or the like..
Bipennis :: Bipennis (n.) An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.
Skeet :: Skeet (n.) A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck..
Fondle :: Fondle (v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child..
Stretcher :: Stretcher (n.) One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the handle..
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..
Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure..
Overhandle :: Overhandle (v. t.) To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often..
Halberd :: Halberd (n.) An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very elaborate form..
Casserole :: Casserole (n.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain..
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