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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Penholder :: Penholder (n.) A handle for a pen.
Beam :: Beam (n.) The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen or horses that draw it..
Becket :: Becket (n.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope / metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes, etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope..
Battledoor :: Battledoor (n.) An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and shuttlecock..
Beetlestock :: Beetlestock (n.) The handle of a beetle.
Behave :: Behave (v. t.) To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
Cittern-head :: Cittern-head (n.) Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a cittern usually ended with a carved head.
Blunger :: Blunger (n.) A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi/ing the clay in potteries; a plunger..
Heel :: Heel (n.) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the heel of a scythe..
Tweedle :: Tweedle (v. t.) To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax; to allure..
Ampulla :: Ampulla (n.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles and bellying out like a jug.
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..
Handwheel :: Handwheel (n.) Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is adjusted..
Fumble :: Fumble (v. t.) To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.
Burin :: Burin (n.) The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble..
Rakestale :: Rakestale (n.) The handle of a rake.
Winch :: Winch (n.) An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass..
Backsword :: Backsword (n.) In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used. Also called singlestick..
Portcrayon :: Portcrayon (n.) A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand.
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