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handgrip

handg·rip

uncommon

noun

1.

the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

  • “he grabbed the hammer by the handle”
  • “it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip”
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From Middle English hand grip, handegrip, from Old English handgripe (“handgrip”), from Proto-West Germanic *handugripi (“handgrip”), equivalent to hand + grip. Cognate with Dutch handgreep (“handgrip, grasp”), German Handgriff (“handgrip, grasp, handle, hilt”), Danish håndgreb (“handgrip”), Swedish håndgrepp (“handgrip, handle, hilt”).

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