long handle
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.75 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "Lucas again well set, being ultimately secured in his anxiety to give them the long handle, having played perfect cricket for his century."
- "You may leave your ground even to fast bowling on slow wickets if you think you can bring off a hit by so doing, and generally hold the bat nearer the top and give her the long handle."
- "Tissera played two fine innings, of 53 and 17 not out and P. I. Peiris (30) wielded the long handle."
Inflected Forms
the long handle (canonical)