hand-tool

[ hand-tool ]
/ ˈhændˌtul /

verb (used with object)

tool(defs 8, 9).

Words nearby hand-tool

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Definition for hand-tool (2 of 2)

hand tool

noun

any tool or implement designed for manual operation.

Example sentences from the Web for hand-tool

  • In many cases their families require support, and they the hand-tool or other skill with which to support them.

    Criminal Types |V. M. Masten

  • Go get from the barn the pliers, the hand-tool that pinches.

    Blind Man's Lantern |Allen Kim Lang

  • Whatever the cause, the result did not persist long as a guide to hand-tool design.

    Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 |Peter C. Welsh

  • This quest motivated three centuries of toolmakers and brought vitality to hand-tool design.

    Woodworking Tools 1600-1900 |Peter C. Welsh