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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Corncutter :: Corncutter (n.) An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn..
Ball :: Ball (n.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller..
Skillet :: Skillet (n.) A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat..
Firmer-chisel :: Firmer-chisel (n.) A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it..
Mishandle :: Mishandle (v. t.) To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar..
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..
Mug :: Mug (n.) A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip..
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..
Spud :: Spud (n.) A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes..
Cobblestone :: Cobblestone (n.) A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled; a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other purposes.
Slip :: Slip (n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts..
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection..
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..
Treater :: Treater (n.) One who treats; one who handles, or discourses on, a subject; also, one who entertains..
Deadlatch :: Deadlatch (n.) A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a detent that it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from the outside by the latch key..
Rakestale :: Rakestale (n.) The handle of a rake.
Saucepan :: Saucepan (n.) A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan..
Ploughtail :: Ploughtail (n.) The hind part or handle of a plow.
Lance :: Lance (n.) A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen..
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