a. [ Compar. Handier superl. Handiest. ] [ OE. hendi, AS. hendig (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs clever, wise. ] 1. Performed by the hand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
To draw up and come to handy strokes. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit. “Each is handy in his way.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my tools are handy; a handy volume. [ 1913 Webster ]
4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the other holds some small object, winning the object if right and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit. Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]
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