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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Handy \Hand"y\, a. [Compar. {Handier}; superl. {Handiest}.] [OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise.] 1. Performed by the hand. [Obs.] To draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton. 2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. [bd]Each is handy in his way.[b8] --Dryden. 3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume. 4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel. | |
