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Handstaff

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handpiecenounThe part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
hand toolnounA tool powered by human muscular action rather than a motor or engine.
handgripnounA handle; the portion of a handle that the hand occupies.
whipstaffnoun(nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached perpendicularly to the tiller for steering a ship.
handspikenounA bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
hand held
black handnounA type of extortion racket, typically involving sending a letter demanding that the victim leave a sum of money in an agreed location to avert a threatened kidnap, arson, murder, etc.
handsonnoun
hand onverbTo transfer (something) to someone else, especially as a replacement for oneself (such as an official office or duty); to transfer something that was originally given to oneself from someone else.
free handnoun(idiomatic) Synonym of free rein.
right handnounA trusted assistant.
handcarnounA light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism
handwheelnoun(mechanics) Any wheel worked by hand, whether used to allow leverage, as of a valve or a handbrake, or to allow fine adjustment, as of a set screw.
quarterstaffnounA wooden staff with an approximate length between 2 and 2.5 meters, sometimes tipped with iron, used as a weapon in rural England during the Early Modern period.
hand inverb(transitive) To give something to a responsible person.
in handunder control
handingverbThe act by which something is handed to somebody.
handcraftnounhandicraft
handbellnoun(music) A small bell designed to be rung by hand.
left handnounthe hand that is on the left side of the body

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