starting handle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of starting handle
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Then he gave another jerk to the starting handle.
From Lady Bountiful by Birmingham, George A.
Then I flung myself on the starting handle and worked like a demon.
From Greenmantle by Buchan, John
He turned to his taxi-cab and jerked the starting handle violently.
From The Blue Germ by Nicoll, Maurice
Then, grasping the starting handle with a firmer grip, he "whirled" the engine—without result.
From The Sign at Six by White, Stewart Edward
They were on the point of starting, the chauffeur with his hand upon the starting handle, French with the steering wheel of the police car already in his hand.
From The Black Box by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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