door handle

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noun Chiefly British.

Nearby words

door, door chain, door charge, door check, door furniture, door handle, door jack, door money, door opener, door peninsula, door prize

Origin of door handle

First recorded in 1825–35

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Examples from the Web for door handle

The sudden turning of the door-handle, and a quick step upon the threshold, aroused her.
A Bride from the Bush|E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
Taking advantage of a second when Lupin had turned away from him, he suddenly wheeled round and grasped the door-handle.
The Confessions of Arsne Lupin|Maurice Leblanc
There was a furious rattling at the door-handle, from the outside, followed by violent ringing.
True and Other Stories|George Parsons Lathrop
There was a sound without, not of the footman struggling with dishes and plates and the door-handle, but of middle-aged voices.
The Invader|Margaret L. Woods

They caught Toler just as the skirts of his coat had become so entangled in a door-handle that they were torn completely off.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 20, August 1877|Various