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Definition of Handy

1. Adjective. Easy to reach. "Found a handy spot for the can opener"

2. Noun. United States blues musician who transcribed and published traditional blues music (1873-1958).

3. Adjective. Easy to use. "A handy gadget"

4. Adjective. Skillful with the hands. "Handy with an axe"

Definition of Handy

1. a. Performed by the hand.

Definition of Handy

1. Adjective. Easy to use, useful. ¹

2. Adjective. Nearby, within reach. ¹

3. Adjective. (dialect) dexterous, skilful ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Handy

1. convenient for handling [adj HANDIER, HANDIEST]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Handy

handwoven handwringer handwringers handwringing handwrit handwrite handwrites handwriting handwriting expert handwriting on the wall

handwritings handwrits handwritten handwrote handwrought handy (current term) handy-dandy handy dandy handygripes handyman

handyman's special handyman's specials handymen handypeople handyperson handypersons handystroke handystrokes handywoman handywomen

Literary usage of Handy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1908)
"The active career of General Manager handy was unique in the railroad history of the United ... In March, 1888, handy entered the service of the Lake Shore. ..."

2. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"BOYEE, in his Dictionary, calls handy-dandy (a kind of play with the hands), ... Johnson says : " handy-dandy, a play in which children change hands and ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1904)
"Bill by MV Steadman against BA handy. Decree for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. Reversed. EJ Harvey and John W. Carter, for appellant. ..."

4. Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1902)
"H. Little Sky High. (Nine to Legends of Charlemagne. (handy .... (handy volume classics! 40c. Russell, C, and Lewis, HS Jew In London. $1.50. Scott. ..."

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