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SHORT-HANDLED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does short-handled mean?
• SHORT-HANDLED (adjective)
The adjective SHORT-HANDLED has 1 sense:
1. having a short handle
Familiarity information: SHORT-HANDLED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a short handle
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
handle (the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it)
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