handgrip

[ hand-grip ]

/ ˈhændˌgrɪp /

the grip or clasp of a hand, as in greeting: a firm but friendly handgrip.

a handle or similar part of an object affording a grip by the hand, as for lifting.

handgrips, hand-to-hand combat.

Origin of handgrip

before 900; Middle English; Old English handgripe. See hand, grip

"Glad to know you, gents," said Spider Jack, with a handgrip apiece.

The Adventures of Jimmie Dale |Frank L. Packard
But now my eyesight and my footstep and my handgrip all have failed this many and many a day!

Red Cap Tales |Samuel Rutherford Crockett
Bind the center of your bow with heavy fish line to make the handgrip, carefully overlapping the start and finish.

Hunting with the Bow and Arrow |Saxton Pope
A wooden stock with a handgrip is fastened to the metal handle.

Agricultural Implements and Machines in the Collection of the National Museum of History and Technology |John T. Schlebecker

There was a handgrip on each side, with the controls handy to his fingers.

The Wailing Octopus |Harold Leland Goodwin

handgrip

/ (ˈhændˌɡrɪp) /

sport a covering, usually of towelling or rubber, that makes the handle of a racket or club easier to hold