Definition of handle

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Handle (n.) That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc..

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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..
Gimlet :: Gimlet (n.) A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle..
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
Knob :: Knob (n.) A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock, door, or drawer..
Frow :: Frow (n.) A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower..
Cup :: Cup (n.) A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and the like..
Thole :: Thole (n.) The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath..
Ansated :: Ansated (a.) Having a 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..
Culverin :: Culverin (n.) A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with serpent-shaped handles..
Feel :: Feel (n.) A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel..
Cymbal :: Cymbal (n.) A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them together..
Stole :: Steal (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele..
Butteris :: Butteris (n.) A steel cutting instrument, with a long bent shank set in a handle which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the hoofs of horses..
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) The handle of a sword or of an oar.
Twibil :: Twibil (n.) A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of which is parallel to the handle, the other perpendicular to it..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..
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..
Chandler :: Chandler (n.) A maker or seller of candles.
Meddle :: Meddle (v. i.) To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub another's property without permission; -- often followed by with or in..
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