Definition of handle

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Handle (n.) That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool.

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Pickaxe :: Pickaxe (n.) A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for piercing as it strikes..
Hod :: Hod (n.) A kind of wooden tray with a handle, borne on the shoulder, for carrying mortar, brick, etc..
Handleable :: Handleable (a.) Capable of being handled.
Porter :: Porter (n.) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and heating; -- called also porter bar..
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..
Flasket :: Flasket (n.) A long, shallow basket, with two handles..
Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To deal with; to make a business of.
Wield :: Wield (v. t.) To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter..
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..
Broomstick :: Broomstick (n.) A stick used as a handle of a broom.
Bipennis :: Bipennis (n.) An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.
Bolster :: Bolster (n.) The metallic end of a pocketknife handle.
Amphora :: Amphora (n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc..
Gaff :: Gaff (n.) A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen in securing heavy fish..
Manage :: Manage (n.) To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.
Fondle :: Fondle (v.) To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child..
Oar :: Oar (n) An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom..
Grope :: Grope (v. i.) To feel with or use the hands; to handle.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as, the grip of a sword..
Ladle :: Ladle (v. t.) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for carrying shot..
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