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Added 9 October 2026

handgrip

noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about handgrip at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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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