Definition of handle

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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..

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Knife :: Knife (n.) An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife, pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc...
Blunger :: Blunger (n.) A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi/ing the clay in potteries; a plunger..
Cocobolas :: Cocobolas (n.) A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles..
Sponge :: Sponge (n.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped nap, and having a handle, or staff..
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..
Loggerhead :: Loggerhead (n.) A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat tar..
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..
Broomstick :: Broomstick (n.) A stick used as a handle of a broom.
Casserole :: Casserole (n.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of porcelain..
Spider :: Spider (n.) An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used over coals on the hearth..
Fang :: Fang (v. t.) A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle..
Fondle :: Fondle (v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child..
Manubrial :: Manubrial (a.) Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
Popper :: Popper (n.) A utensil for popping corn, usually a wire basket with a long handle..
Stained :: Stail (n.) A handle, as of a mop; a stale..
Stock :: Stock (n.) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in boring; a bitstock; a brace.
Helve :: Helve (n.) The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze..
Bethumb :: Bethumb (v. t.) To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books.
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..
Ansated :: Ansated (a.) Having a handle.
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