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Definition of Short-handled
1. Adjective. Having a short handle.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Short-handled
Literary usage of Short-handled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Convention by Convention, National Electric Light Association (1904)
"Is it easier for the fireman to handle coal from the floor with a long-handled
shovel or from a charging car with a short-handled shovel? ..."
2. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1843)
"Crane-necked short-handled Hoes. Nos. 1. and 2., >. in fig. 109., I use for
cutting and thinning out all kinds of vegetable crops to their final . distance, ..."
3. Sheet Metal Drafting, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University by Ellsworth M. Longfield (1921)
"Problem 39 SHORT HANDLED DIPPER • 74. Short Handled Dipper.—The dipper presents
a problem in which three right cones are mitered. The elevation, Fig. ..."
4. Sheet Metal Drafting, Prepared in the Extension Division of the University by Ellsworth M. Longfield (1921)
"Short Handled Dipper.—The dipper presents a problem in which three right cones
are mitered. The elevation, Fig. 236, is drawn and dimensioned. ..."
5. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James C. Wilcocks (1884)
"The short-handled Gaff (fig. 64 a).—This is used to take on board any fish large
enough to endanger the tackle or ..."
6. The Sea-fisherman: Comprising the Chief Methods of Hook and Line Fishing in by James C. Wilcocks (1884)
"The short-handled Gaff (fig. 64 a). — This is used to take on board any fish
large enough to endanger the tackle or ..."
7. The Economics of Contracting: A Treatise for Contractors, Engineers by Daniel Jacob Hauer (1911)
"A short handled shovel should be used when men are worked in close quarters, ...
A man will do much more work with it than with a short handled shovel. ..."
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