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stickhandle

verb

Etymology

From stick + handle.

  1. inherited from *handulōną✻ — “to take, grip, feel”
  2. inherited from *handulōn✻
  3. inherited from handlian — “to handle, feel, deal with, discuss”
  4. inherited from handlen
  5. compounded as stickhandle — “stick + handle”

Definitions

  1. To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of…

    To maintain individual possession of the puck or ball by controlling it with movements of one's stick, especially to do so in a skillful manner.

    • Kovalev regained possession of the puck and stickhandled at full speed into neutral-zone open ice.

  2. To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects…

    To deal capably and swiftly with a situation, especially in a manner which deflects potential problems.

    • He has ducked questions in Parliament on everything from Afghan detainees to Radarsat 2, leaving them to be stickhandled by other ministers.
    • Obama, on the other hand, stickhandled his preacher problem and retained his poise and dignity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA