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jackhandle en · NOUN

Etymology

From jack + handle.

Meanings

1. The handle of a mechanical jack.
   • Repperton came by, whistling cheerfully, a Coke and a bag of peanuts in one hand, a jackhandle in the other. And as he passed stall twenty, he whipped the jackhandle out sidearm and broke one of Christine's headlights. 1983, Stephen King, Christine:
   • That is right because he could run, when the other fellow threatens with the jackhandle, he can still run but when there is a gun involved, he can shoot him even if the fellow does run. 1972, United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary, "Saturday Night Special" Handguns: S. 2507, Hearings (page 303)

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