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hand crank

hand crank noun: a crank that is turned manually.

Noun

hand crank (plural hand cranks)

  1. A crank that is turned manually.

Forms of hand crank

pluralhand cranks

Questions about hand crank

What does hand crank mean?
Hand crank means a crank that is turned manually.
What part of speech is hand crank?
Hand crank is a noun.
What is the plural of hand crank?
The plural of hand crank is hand cranks.

Words near hand crank in the dictionary

  1. hand carts
  2. hand catapult
  3. hand catapults
  4. hand chalk
  5. Hand County
  6. hand crank
  7. hand cranks
  8. hand cream
  9. hand creams
  10. hand deliver
  11. hand delivered

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