| handle |
verb t. |
To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the hand., To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield; often, to manage skillfully., To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of, with the hands., 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., To deal with; to make a business of., To treat; to use, well or ill., To manage; to control; to practice skill upon., To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a theme, an argument, or an objection., To use the hands., 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., That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a purpose; a tool. |
| hanger |
noun |
One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman., That by which a thing is suspended., A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword is suspended., A part that suspends a journal box in which shafting runs. See Illust. of Countershaft., A bridle iron., That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved sword., A steep, wooded declivity. |