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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Auger :: Auger (n.) A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral groove of which the chips are discharge..
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cushion, fastened to a handle called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for inking the form, but now superseded by the roller..
Poleaxe :: Poleaxe (n.) Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in boarding a vessel..
Manage :: Manage (n.) To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
Stale :: Stale (n.) The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake..
Meak :: Meak (n.) A hook with a long handle.
Handling :: Handling (n.) A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t..
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..
Goblet :: Goblet (n.) A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle..
Taste :: Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow..
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection..
Mustaiba :: Mustaiba (n.) A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like..
Fondle :: Fondle (v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child..
Bell Jar :: Bell jar () A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view..
Woolder :: Woolder (n.) One of the handles of the top, formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See 1st Top, 2..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..
Ansated :: Ansated (a.) Having a handle.
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore to be washed; a stirrer..
Stole :: Steal (n.) A handle; a stale, or stele..
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