Usually means: Manual device for rotating mechanism.
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  1. hand crank: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. hand-crank: Wordnik
  3. Hand-crank, Hand crank: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  4. hand crank: Wiktionary

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  1. hand crank: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (hand crank)

▸ noun:  A crank that is turned manually

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handcrank, bellcrank, crank, cranequin, crank axle, handwheel, churn drill, twistgrip, breast drill, Gardner gun, more...

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handcrank, bellcrank, crank, cranequin, crank axle, handwheel, churn drill, twistgrip, breast drill, Gardner gun, more...



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