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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Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..
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..
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..
Chandry :: Chandry (n.) Chandlery.
Bolster :: Bolster (n.) That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end of the handle.
Weight :: Weight (v. t.) To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle..
Tazza :: Tazza (n.) An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl, resting on a pedestal and often having handles..
Rounce :: Rounce (n.) The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; -- sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is moved under the platen..
Whipstock :: Whipstock (n.) The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.
Capling :: Capling (n.) The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass which connect the handle and swingel..
Behave :: Behave (v. t.) To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline; to handle; to restrain.
Bail :: Bail (n.) The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel, usually movable..
Stale :: Stale (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake..
Woolder :: Woolder (n.) One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2..
Sistrum :: Sistrum () An instrument consisting of a thin metal frame, through which passed a number of metal rods, and furnished with a handle by which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is still used in Nubia..
Fumble :: Fumble (v. i.) To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.
Mopstick :: Mopstick (n.) The long handle of a mop.
Scythe :: Scythe (n.) An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is bent into a form convenient for use..
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To deal with; to make a business of.
Malleus :: Malleus (n.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far..
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