To give a handle

To furnish cause; to give occasion; as, his conduct gave a handle to censorious tongues. Handleable, a. That may be handled; suitable to handle. Hand'-lead, n . ( Naut . ) A small lead used in sounding. Hand'le , a . Wanting a hand or hands. Hand'ling. n. A toucking, or use by the hand; discu ional treatment; as, the subject requires gentle handling. (Painting.) Manner of touch; mode of using the brush, or pencil. Hand-loom, n. See WEAVING. Hand-made, a . See HAND. Hand'maid, Handmaiden, n. A female servant or attendant. "Nature's hand -maid, Art." -Dryden. Hand'-mill, n . A mill worked by hand. Hand'-organ, n . A kind of musical instrument; a small portable organ consisting of a barrel or cylinder, turned with a crank. Hand'plant, n. ( Bot .) See CHEIROSTEMON. Hand'-pump, n. ( Mach .) In a locomotive-engine, the pump placed by the side of the fire-box. to be worked by a hand-lever when the engine has to stand with steam up. Hand'-rail, n. A rail for the hand, supported by balusters, ., as in staircases. Hand-railing, n. ( Mach .) In a locomotive-engine, the railing along the sides of the engine, to protect per sons pa ing to the front of the engine for any nece ary purpose. Hand'-sail, n. ( Naut .) A sail worked by the hand. Hand'-saw, n. A saw from 26 to 30 inches in length, with a handle at one end, - used for cutting wood. adduction, and circumduction. The hand is also richly supplied with blood-ve els and nerves. Diagram of Fig . 1236, which presents a front view of the superficial layer of muscles of the fore-arm; 5, the flexor carpi-radial is muscle; 6, the palmar is long us muscle; 7, one of the fasciculi of the flexor sublimis-digitorum muscle, (the rest of the muscle is seen beneath the tendons of the palmar is long us.) 8, The flexor carpi-ulnar is muscle. 9, The palmar fascia. 11, The abductor pollicis muscle. 12, One portion of the flexor brevis-pollicis muscle. 13, The supinator long us muscle. 14. The extensor o is metacarpi, and extensor primi inter nodi i pollicis muscles, curving around the lower border of the fore-arm. 15, The anterior portion of the annular ligament, which binds the tendons in their places. Practical Explanation . The muscles 5, 6, 8 bend the wrist on the bones of the fore-arm. The muscle 7 bends the second range of finger-bones on the first. The muscle 11 draws the thumb from the fingers. The muscle 12 flexes the thumb. The muscle 13 turns the palm of the hand upward. The muscles 8, 13, 14 move the hand laterally. Hand, v. a. To give or transmit with the hand; as, to hand wine around. - To guide, lead, and lift with the hand; to conduct; as, to hand a lady into a carriage. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. (Naut.) To furl; as, to hand the sails. To hand down, to transmit in succe ion, as from father to son, or from ancestor to descendant. "A story incapable of being handed down to us."-Pope. Hand-barrow, n. A barrow impelled by a man's hand. Hand-basket, n . A portable basket; a basket small enough to be carried in the hand. Hand-bell, n. A table-bell; a small bell rung by the hand. Hand'bill, n. An instrument for pruning trees. - A loose printed sheet to be circulated; a printed notice or advertisement to be posted in public places. Hand'book, n. A book for handy use; a manual; a guide-book; a traveller's itinerary; as, Murray's Hand book of Germany. Hand-brace, n. ( Carp ., dc.) A tool for boring, consisting of a crooked spindle, at one end of which a broad head or breastplate is attached by a swivel, so that it may remain stationary while the crank is turned; at the other end is a socket, into which a drill can be fixed. Hand-breadth, n. A space equal to the breadth of a hand; a palm. Hand'-car, n. A sort of tram or car, made to be propelled along a railroad by hand-power. Hand'-cart, n. A light cart adapted to be moved by hand. Hand'cloth, n. Same as HANDKERCHIEF, q. v. Hand'craft, n. See HANDICRAFT. Hand'craftsman, n. A handicraftsman; a mechanic. in succe ion. "Yet grant they were the handers down."--Dryden. Hand'ful, n .; pl . HANDFULS. As much as the hand will grasp or contain; as, a handful of gold. - A small number or quantity; as, a handful of men. Hand-gallop, n. ( Manege .) A slow and easy gallop, in which the hand pre es the bridle to hinder increase of speed. Hand-gear, n . ( Mach .) In a locomotive-engine, the handles of the working-gear, placed conveniently to the foot-plate, so as to be within reach of the engine-driver when he requires to use them for regulating the different parts of the engine. Hand-gla , n . A small glazed frame placed over plants for their protection. A hand mirror. Hand'-grenade', n. ( Mil . ) See GRENADE. Hand-guide, n. ( Mus .) See HAND-DIRECTOR. Hand'-hole, n. A small open space at the bottom of a steam-boiler, for the purpose of permitting insertion of the hand when cleaning, .