hand tool

¹

noun

1. any tool or implement designed for manual operation.

hand-tool

²

[ hand-tool ]

verb (used with object)

1. tool ( defs 8, 9 ).

Example Sentences

Mr Gray, from Shipley, who started working as a stone dresser in 1997, used power and hand tools to make paving slabs from reclaimed quarried stone.

From BBC

A hand crew builds fire containment lines by using chainsaws and other hand tools, as well as burning areas with devices such as drip torches — a device that’s halfway between a lighter and a flamethrower.

From Los Angeles Times

They may also carry a 25-pound hose pack, as well as hand tools like chain saws or nozzles.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's extremely manual, heavy work, using hand tools."

From BBC

Crews with a local village corporation used hand tools and small portable pumps to respond to the spill because there was no heavy equipment in the community, the agency said.

From Seattle Times