hand tool

¹ American  

noun

1. any tool or implement designed for manual operation.

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hand-tool ² American  

[hand-tool] / ˈhændˌtul /

verb (used with object)

1. tool.

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Example Sentences

Dental-lab technicians shifted from manual molds to digital scanning and CAD/CAM; etchers and engravers moved from hand tools to digital engraving.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also includes the cost to repair the container, and to replace other items like seat boxes, chairs, trolleys, a lawn mower, hand tools and fishing tackle.

From BBC

The marks of chisels and other hand tools are prominent across all their surfaces, which appear sleek from a distance, making for an exciting juxtaposition between material and method.

From The Wall Street Journal

In his East L.A. workshop, he eschews modern technology, focusing instead on traditional methods of shoemaking, often with hand tools.

From Los Angeles Times

The workers sifted through the ash and debris left in the footprint of a house on Pine Street with shovels and hand tools until they discovered hazardous waste.

From Los Angeles Times