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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Handle :: Handle (v. t.) To deal with; to make a business of.
Tiller :: Tiller (n.) The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself..
Pricker :: Pricker (n.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden handle, -- used in sailmaking..
Frow :: Frow (n.) A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower..
Haft :: Haft (n.) A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt..
Penholder :: Penholder (n.) A handle for a pen.
Gimlet :: Gimlet (n.) A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle..
Finger :: Finger (v. t.) To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.
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..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the gripe of a sword..
Hawk :: Hawk (n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar..
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..
Saucepan :: Saucepan (n.) A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a fire; a stewpan..
Diota :: Diota (n.) A vase or drinking cup having two handles or ears.
Goblet :: Goblet (n.) A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard, but without a handle..
Loom :: Loom (n.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or handle and inboard from the rowlock.
Brace :: Brace (n.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock..
Blunger :: Blunger (n.) A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi/ing the clay in potteries; a plunger..
Concertina :: Concertina (n.) A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion. It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of the two hexagonal heads..
Taste :: Taste (v. t.) To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow..
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