starting handle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of starting handle
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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He gave the starting handle a single turn.
From Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham
Q.--In what way does the starting handle act on the machinery of the engine to set it in motion?
From A Catechism of the Steam Engine by John Bourne, C.E.
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 E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
He opened the bonnet, stared a second, then tried the starting handle.
From The Happy Foreigner by Enid Bagnold
"Some sort of a blow-out," answered Tom ruefully, as he shoved the starting handle over, trying to move the car.
From Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout, or, the Speediest Car on the Road by Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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